Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 14, 2023

He underwent further standard resuscitation EXCEPT that we applied the Inspiratory Threshold Device ( ResQPod ) AND applied Dual Sequential Defibrillation (this simply means we applied 2 sets of pads, had 2 defib machines, and defibrillated with both with only a fraction of one second separating each defibrillation.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

This patient, a 77-year-old male with a history of ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery bypass grafts, had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implanted in 2020.

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GEMMS

MAY 22, 2024

Advancements in medical technology have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases, which pose critical chronic conditions that, if left unattended, can have fatal consequences. These algorithms, trained on large datasets, recognize patterns and features associated with heart diseases.

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Heart Sisters

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Two sisters, diagnosed four days apart with a serious heart condition, explain how hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (and having defibrillators implanted) has changed their lives in surprising ways.

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DAIC

MAY 17, 2024

Implicity was the first private company authorized to access the Health Data Hub , one of the largest databases of patients with heart disease in the world. SignalHF is the first pacemaker compatible heart failure algorithm on the market.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

AUGUST 30, 2024

Discover 2024’s Critical Advances in Cardiometabolic Care Here are some recent advances in cardiology: Aortic Disease : Moderate hypothermia during aortic arch surgery is effective, reducing the need for deep hypothermia.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

She was successfully revived after several rounds of ACLS including defibrillation and amiodarone. It was reported clinically by Sir Thomas Lewis a year later, who characterized the phenomena as occurring, “either when the heart muscle is normal but the heart rate is very fast or when there is serious heart disease and the rate is normal”.

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Wellnest

JUNE 19, 2023

India is witnessing a rise in Coronary heart disease (CHD). Along with it, a guideline-based algorithm helps identify implantable cardioverter defibrillators. It has been increasing at an alarming rate of 28.1% since the past two decades as one of the leading causes of mortality.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

In the study below, almost all patients had serious heart disease and they are less likely to convert with electricity alone. Here is the post-cardioversion ECG: Sinus rhythm, still with the longer QT interval. Comment: I would have attempted cardioversion first and only given ibutilide if electricity did not work.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 20, 2024

Thrombus can sometimes occur when there is a central venous catheter or a multiple pacemaker or defibrillator leads there that can cause thrombus formation. So a prominent A wave in a complex congenital heart disease situation would indicate that interventricular septum is intact.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

When the ICD was finally interrogated, the syncopal events and shocks correlated with two VF events that were defibrillated successfully. Ventricular fibrillation is a common outcome in OMI and should greatly heighten the suspicion for ischemic heart disease even in the absence of profound ST elevation. =

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HeartRhythm

JANUARY 8, 2025

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a genetic heart disease that predisposes individuals to ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Although implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and quinidine are primary treatments, recurrent BrS-triggered ventricular arrhythmias can persist.

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Heart BMJ

JANUARY 10, 2024

Objective To test the hypothesis that in recipients of primary prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), the non-planarity of ECG vector loops predicts (a) deaths despite ICD protection and (b) appropriate ICD shocks. ischaemic heart disease (IHD). females, median age 65 years, 61.5%

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) represents the poster child for monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (MVT) in congenital heart disease. Sustained MVT affects approximately 10% of such patients at 30 years after cardiac repair and is inextricably related to the burden of sudden cardiac death (SCD).(1)

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) suffer an elevated risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Current guidelines for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), primarily based on LV ejection fraction (LVEF) are sub-optimal and have limitations.

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for those with blocked arteries, improving blood flow to the heart muscle. Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) , a mechanical pump that helps the heart pump blood more effectively. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) to help manage dangerous heart rhythms.

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AMS Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. At AMS Cardiology, we believe proactive care is essential for maintaining optimal heart health. Below we’ll discuss the importance of heart screenings , check-ups and cardiac disease prevention and why choosing AMS Cardiology for your care is the right decision.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

ACM is a form of genetic heart disease characterized by scarring in the heart muscle. This scarring increases the risk of dangerously fast heart rhythms that can lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD). There are currently no approved medical therapies that have been shown to prevent progression of ACM.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Even though the primary suspicion was not ischemic heart disease, a CT angiogram was performed, and it revealed normal coronary arteries. This ruled out coronary disease as the cause of conduction system disease. She was given CRT-D (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillator).

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HeartRhythm

JUNE 3, 2024

Most patients with VT and structural heart disease preparing for ablation either have or are about to receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shortly after the procedure to prevent sudden cardiac death from recurrent ventricular arrhythmias (VA).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 14, 2024

Background Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a channelopathy that can lead to sudden cardiac death in the absence of structural heart disease. For secondary prevention, the patient underwent implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation. Therefore, we were easily able to diagnose BrS.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Abstract Introduction The implantable cardioverter defibrillator reduces mortality among patients with heart failure (HF) due to ischemic heart disease. Clinical trial data have called into question the benefit of an ICD in patients with HF due to nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM).

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 17, 2024

The development of better chest protectors and widespread use of automated external defibrillators (AED) in the playground may help prevent such deaths. All those lucky ones who survive should be thoroughly tested for any heart disease which can predispose to heart rhythm abnormality.

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Cardiomatics

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Both the Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing and Defibrillation in Heart Failure (COMPANION) and the Cardiac Resynchronisation—Heart Failure (CARE-HF) trials [3,4], which were the cornerstone of electrotherapy in HF patients, showed up to a 36% reduction in mortality, an effect size rarely seen in trials today [5].

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Long-term Follow-up of Patients with Brugada Syndrome from a Tertiary Referral Center in Iran Abstract Background Brugada syndrome (BrS) is characterized by ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads, which is not explained by ischemia, electrolyte disturbances, or obvious structural heart disease. 95% confidence interval: 0.7–19.6,

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MAY 23, 2022

This inadequacy of the heart is often manifested with symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue and exercise intolerance and this is termed heart failure.

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DAIC

JANUARY 30, 2024

5] Immediate CPR and defibrillation are key to doubling the survival rate of cardiac arrest by 2030. An American Heart Association scientific statement is an expert analysis of current research and may inform future clinical practice guidelines. Journal of the American Heart Association 7, no. 18 (2018): e009873.

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Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

These issues can only be addressed in an ICCU (Intensive Coronary Care Unit) setting, where temporary pacemakers and defibrillators are available. High triglyceride levels may also increase your risk of coronary artery disease, particularly in women. Obesity or being overweight can increase the risk of heart disease.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Researchers used an electrophysiological computer model of the heart's electrical circuits to examine the effect of the applied voltage field in multiple fibrillation-defibrillation scenarios. They discovered far less energy is needed than is currently used in state-of-the-art defibrillation techniques.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

ABSTRACT Introduction Brugada syndrome (BS) is a genetic channelopathy characterized by an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the absence of structural heart disease. Prognostic stratification is necessary to determine which patients are candidates for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

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Heart 2023 Conference

JUNE 24, 2023

Study author Hannah Keage (University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia) said: "The implantable defibrillator (ICD) is very good at prolonging a patient's life, but we need to make sure it is a good quality of life”. Patients with heart disease but without an ICD also had similar rates of mood disturbances as those with an ICD.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This is the shock coil and identifies this device as a defibrillator. CRT-D is cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation capability, like the CXR above. CRT-P is cardiac resynchronization therapy with pacing only, without the ability to defibrillate. Specifically, it overlies a thicker radiopaque segment.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Most patients can be managed without and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) In patients with PVCs/VT and a presentation not typical for an idiopathic origin cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) should be considered, even if the Echo is normal. Underlying Heart Disease? and Brugada syndrome. WHAT is I diopathic V T?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Second , when you have a rhythm problem, you are likely to be able to fix the problem with electricity (cardioversion, defibrillation, pacing). And while patients with underlying heart disease often manifest variations on that typical triphasic scheme this is a truly bizarre QRS morphology that we see in lead V1.

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