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Exercise intolerance in a man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and biventricular pacing

Heart BMJ

He is tolerating therapeutic doses of guideline-directed medical therapy including sacubitril-valsartan, carvedilol, spironolactone and empagliflozin, and has a biventricular implantable cardiac defibrillator. mL/kg/min) despite maximal effort.

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PO-07-106 A DIAGNOSTIC SAGA INVOLVING WIDE COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA AND IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR SHOCKS IN AN ATHLETE

HeartRhythm

A healthy 25 year old male (soccer athlete exercising >20 hours/week) presented to his local hospital with recurrent palpitations and syncope. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was implanted by his local hospital given syncope. A loop recorder was implanted.

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Cardiologist explains how pacemakers and defibrillators interact with the electrical system of the heart

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you're relaxing, and sometimes it's faster when you're exercising or stressed. Your heart's job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body.

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Case Report: Extended cardiopulmonary resuscitation in sudden cardiac arrest after acute myocardial infarction

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The emergency department of Liaocheng People's Hospital in Shandong Province admitted one patient with OHCA in August 2021, who suddenly suffered a loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest during exercise after dinner.

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50 yo with V fib has ROSC, then these 2 successive ECGs: what is the infarct artery?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Today's case reminds us of the intuitive logic that if a patient has a shockable arrest ( ie, VFib ) — and following successful defibrillation shows evidence of acute OMI ( even if STEMI criteria are not necessarily fulfilled ) — that such patients have much to gain from immediate cath with PCI. (

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7 Trends for 2023 Cardiology EHR Software

GEMMS

Enhanced Cardiac Device Management With the growing prevalence of cardiac devices, including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiology EHR softwar e is evolving to meet the specialized needs of device management.

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What is strange about this paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in an otherwise healthy patient? And what happened after giving ibutilide?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

We examined the effect of ibutilide, a class III antiarrhythmic agent, on the energy requirement for atrial defibrillation and assessed the value of this agent in facilitating cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation that is resistant to conventional transthoracic cardioversion.