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Torsade in a patient with left bundle branch block: is there a long QT? (And: Left Bundle Pacing).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

CASE CONTINUED She was admitted to the ICU. Because she has cardiomyopathy and ventricular dysrhythmias, the pacer included an Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Echo 6 days later after CRT: Normal estimated left ventricular ejection fraction. LBBB, ventricular pacing, etc.)." No wall motion abnormality.

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What is this rhythm? And why rhythm problems are easier for the Emergency Physician than acute coronary occlusion (OMI).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Sinus tach is often misinterpreted as a dysrhythmia. Second , when you have a rhythm problem, you are likely to be able to fix the problem with electricity (cardioversion, defibrillation, pacing). They often have good ejection fraction and tolerate the dysrhythmia quite well. 2) PSVT with "aberrancy" (atypical RBBB+LAFB).