MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Chronic Pulmonary Disease Lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to pulmonary hypertension, which in turn can cause the right side of the heart to enlarge, a condition known as cor pulmonale. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) to help manage dangerous heart rhythms.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Epicardial patch defibrillators (EPDs) were commonly implanted in the 1990s for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4139677-A4139677, November 12, 2024. Despite being largely obsolete, some EPDs remain in patients and can cause late complications.

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DAIC

MARCH 1, 2024

It cannot be treated with a defibrillator and often leads to death. Ventricular fibrillation is a type of irregular heartbeat that can cause the heart to stop beating, but an electric shock from a defibrillator can trigger the beating again.

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EMS 12-Lead

MARCH 30, 2024

The receiving staff suspects pulmonary embolism due to S1Q3T3 on the ECG and administers TPA. The patient did have massive pulmonary emboli, but he also had profound intraventricular and subarachnoid hemorrhages. On ED arrival ROSC is achieved. The patient was ultimately discharged with a poor neurologic outcome.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JULY 17, 2024

Join us as we examine the landmark approvals that are revolutionizing patient outcomes. Clinical Trial Results: Aprocitentan reduced and maintained lower BP levels over time, both in SiSBP and SiDBP. BP-lowering effects were consistent across different demographic and clinical subgroups.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Effects of sacubitril/valsartan with or without background beta-blocker therapy in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction from PARADIGM-HF.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It was reportedly a PEA arrest; there was no recorded V Fib and no defibrillation. The morphology of V2-V4 is very specific in my experience for acute right heart strain (which has many potential etiologies, but none more common and important in EM than acute pulmonary embolism). CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism.

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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).

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European Journal of Heart Failure

JANUARY 20, 2025

AF, atrial fibrillation; AKI, acute kidney injury; AUC, area under the curve; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; CV, cardiovascular; DM, diabetes mellitus; DT, decision tree; HF, heart failure; KNN, (..)

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

OCTOBER 25, 2023

CASTLE-AF randomized 363 patients with atrial fibrillation and left ventricular ejection fraction of 35% or less, NYHA class II-IV heart failure and having an implanted defibrillator to either catheter ablation or medical therapy with rate or rhythm control [5]. Among the subjects of CABANA trial 35% had NYHA class above II at baseline.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

Bedside ultrasound showed no effusion and moderately decreased LV function, with B-lines of pulmonary edema. At cath, he immediately had incessant Torsades de Pointes requiring defibrillation 7 times and requiring placement of a transvenous pacer for overdrive pacing at a rate of 80. He appeared to be in shock.

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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. Therefore, seeking early admission to the ICCU is the initial step toward addressing such problems.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 9, 2025

We rapidly defibrillated her, and with return of normal sinus rhythm. Several minutes later the patient developed V-fib again > 200J defibrillation with return to NSR. Rapid sequence intubation was performed for airway protection in setting of recurrent V-fib and defibrillations. Chest X-ray also showed pulmonary edema.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

she had severe pulmonary edema. This is the etiology of the blood from her nose and mouth (frothy bloody pulmonary edema) This is what frothy bloody pulmonary edema looks like. Subarachnoid hemorrhage causes extreme central catecholamine output, resulting in stress cardiomyopathy, just like takotsubo. From this site.

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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). Clinically this means that as long as the patient remains hemodynamically stable We can continue with treatment of her acute pulmonary condition. What happens in ECG #3 ?

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