Defibrillator Pacemaker Pulmonary 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 2, 2024
He was defibrillated, but they also noticed that he was being internally defibrillated and then found that he had an implantable ICD. He was unidentified and there were no records available After 7 shocks, he was successfully defibrillated and brought to the ED. Pacemaker mediated tachycardia! There was no bystander CPR.
EMS 12-Lead
MARCH 30, 2024
This is demonstrated ( Figure 5 ) by the gap in arrows at the bottom of the strip, signifying that the demand pacemaker has recognized an underlying rhythm (in this case, artifact from a moving ambulance). The artifact fools the pacemaker into thinking the rhythm is native. On ED arrival ROSC is achieved.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
CT of the chest showed no pulmonary embolism but bibasilar infiltrates. Place temporary pacemaker 3. 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. She was intubated.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2023
She was successfully revived after several rounds of ACLS including defibrillation and amiodarone. T wave alternans is characterized by variation in T-wave morphology in the setting of consistent pacemaker and QRS morphology. (1) On arrival to the ED the patient was intubated with normal vital signs. Teaching Points: 1.
Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
Oral anticoagulation also reduced a composite of cardiovascular death, all-cause stroke, peripheral arterial embolism, myocardial infarction or pulmonary embolism (RR 0.85, 95% CI 0.73-1.00, We used random-effects models for meta-analysis and rated the quality of evidence using the GRADE framework. 1.00, I2=0%; moderate-quality evidence).
European Journal of Heart Failure
JANUARY 20, 2025
Abstract Aims Accurate selection of patients with severe heart failure (HF) who might benefit from advanced therapies is crucial. The present study investigates the performance of the available risk scores aimed at predicting the risk of mortality in patients with severe HF.
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. Right atrial hypertrophy as in tricuspid stenosis, pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary hypertension. But in a VSD with pulmonary hypertension A wave is not prominent.
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