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Ten years of subcutaneous defibrillator therapy: Consolidated clinical evidence and future perspectives

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Preimplant electrocardiogram screening is recommended to prevent implantation in patients at high risk of T wave over-sensing. The S-ICD is implanted subcutaneously or intramuscularly with the generator placed in the left midaxillary line and the lead tunneled subcutaneously in the left para-sternal region.

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Cardiac arrest: even after the angiogram, the diagnosis is not always clear

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She was found to be in ventricular fibrillation and was defibrillated 8 times without a single, even transient, conversion out of fibrillation. She was immediately intubated during continued compressions, then underwent a 9th defibrillation, which resulted in an organized rhythm at 42 minutes after initial arrest. References : 1.

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Top 10 Cardiac Diagnosis Trends in 2024

GEMMS

Traditional tools like stethoscopes, blood pressure gauges, and electrocardiograms (ECG) are fundamental for standard diagnostic practices. Implantable Devices Implantable cardiac devices, such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), are crucial in managing arrhythmias and other cardiac conditions.

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Two 70 year olds with chest pain, and 3 pitfalls of the STEMI paradigm

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DIagnostic accuracy oF electrocardiogram for acute coronary OCClusion resulTing in myocardial infarction (DIFOCCULT study). There was 100% proximal LAD occlusion, EF was 55% with severe hypokinesis to mid-distal septum and apex. First troponin I was 150 ng/L (normal <26 in males and <16 in females) and peak was 7,500. Aslanger et al.

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New Studies: AI Captures Electrocardiogram Patterns That Could Signal a Future Sudden Cardiac Arrest

DAIC

In a study published in Communications Medicine , David Ouyang, MD, assistant professor of Cardiology and Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, along with Chugh and fellow investigators trained a deep learning algorithm to study patterns in electrocardiograms, also known as ECGs, which are recordings of the heart’s electrical activity.

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) An ECG records the electrical activity of the heart and can help detect abnormalities in the heart’s rhythm that might contribute to enlargement. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) to help manage dangerous heart rhythms.

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Case Report: Lacosamide unmasking SCN5A-associated Brugada syndrome in a young female with epilepsy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Workup including routine laboratory results, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, and coronary angiogram was non-specific. During the intravenous lacosamide infusion, the patient developed sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular arrhythmias necessitating resuscitation. 2893C>T, p.Arg965Cys) in the SCN5A gene.