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Heart Vest Could Help Predict Sudden Cardiac Death Risk

DAIC

Image courtesy of UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science / James Tye milla1cf Tue, 12/19/2023 - 18:19 December 19, 2023 — A vest that can map the electrical activity of the heart in fine detail could potentially be used to better identify people at high risk of sudden cardiac death , suggests a new study led by UCL researchers.

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Abstract 4139536: Incidence of Severe QT Prolongation and the Assoicated Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients Taking Antipsychotics or Antidepressants

Circulation

Background:Limited data exist on the incidence of severe QT prolongation (SQTP) in patients using antipsychotics or antidepressants and the associated risk of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD).Aims:This ms and +6.7 ± 36.1 ms, respectively.

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Early repolarization in the left posterior leads of the electrocardiogram: A new challenge for the existence of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation

HeartRhythm

1 In addition, identification of the spectrum of these arrhythmic disorders with specific patterns in a standard electrocardiogram (ECG) and the postmortem genetic analysis of cardiac channelopathies has shown that a large proportion of unexplained sudden cardiac deaths in the young is due to specific inherited arrythmia syndromes.

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PO-02-083 MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION OF SPORT-SPECIFIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM VARIABILITY

HeartRhythm

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading cause of non-traumatic mortality in young competitive athletes. Distinguishing pathology associated with SCD from exercise-induced cardiac remodeling (EICR) poses a challenge.

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MP-470546-001 AUTOMATED ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ASSESSMENT FOR IDENTIFYING PREDICTORS OF LETHAL ARRHYTHMIAS IN BRUGADA SYNDROME: SIGNIFICANCE OF THE R' WAVE IN LEAD III

HeartRhythm

Examination of previously reported predictors of lethal ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death (VA/SCD) by ECG in Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a manual measurement and lacks objectivity.

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PO-05-010 NESTED DEEP LEARNING MODEL FOR THE DETECTION OF HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND MYOCARDIAL SCARRING THROUGH ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS

HeartRhythm

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has a prevalence of 1 in 500 people and highly increases the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Diagnosis is typically based on the Echocardiogram, while cardiac MRI is used for detection of myocardial scarring through Late Gadolinium Enhancement (LGE), an important risk marker for SCD.

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MP-470546-009 USE OF MOBILE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TO SCREEN AND MONITOR QT INTERVALS IN PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER

HeartRhythm

Methadone is associated with QT prolongation, torsades de pointes, and sudden cardiac death. The frequency of QT monitoring and the resources required to do so has limited appropriate QT monitoring for patients (pts) being considered for methadone maintenance therapy.