Remove Critical Care Management Remove Heart Failure Remove Pacemaker
article thumbnail

Patient is informed of her husband's death: is it OMI or it stress cardiomyopathy?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

2:34 PM, following right heart catheterization She then went into atrial fibrillation with complete heart block and junctional escape rhythm prompting placement of transvenous pacemaker. In addition to profound acute heart failure, the patient suffered from electrical storm. In the midst of this, she went into VF.