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Torsade in a patient with left bundle branch block: is there a long QT? (And: Left Bundle Pacing).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

CT of the chest showed no pulmonary embolism but bibasilar infiltrates. CASE CONTINUED She was admitted to the ICU. 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.

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What is this rhythm? And why rhythm problems are easier for the Emergency Physician than acute coronary occlusion (OMI).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Sinus tach is often misinterpreted as a dysrhythmia. They often have good ejection fraction and tolerate the dysrhythmia quite well. She was critically ill and required noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and ICU admission for suspected infectious respiratory illness. 2) PSVT with "aberrancy" (atypical RBBB+LAFB).