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

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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. The septum is punctured with the active fixation screw of the lead - so essentially you bore the septum with the screw helix."

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Chest pain and Bradycardia

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It occurs much more often in large infarcts or anterior infarcts, especially during the hospital course in those who develop CHF, ventricular dysrhythmias, advanced AV block, or pericarditis. When initiated in acute STEMI, atrial fibrillation may be due to sympathetic output, atrial stretch due to LV or RV dysfunction, or atrial infarction.

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Instructors' Collection ECGs: Complete AV Block

ECG Guru

This is an interesting case for your students who want to delve into dysrhythmias with an eye on detail. I will start the discussion by admitting that I am not an expert of electrophysiology or complex dysrhythmias. I hope some of our dysrhythmia Gurus will delve into the rhythm and maybe even provide laddergrams.

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Instructors' Collection ECGs: AV Block

ECG Guru

This is an interesting case for your students who want to delve into dysrhythmias with an eye on detail. I will start the discussion by admitting that I am not an expert of electrophysiology or complex dysrhythmias. I hope some of our dysrhythmia Gurus will delve into the rhythm and maybe even provide laddergrams.

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repost this one as QRS distortion

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Subendocardial ischemia (2) Posterior lead STE due to subendocardial ischemia (1) Pre-excitation (1) Precordial Swirl due to Pulmonary Embolism (1) Precordial swirl (30) Premature Atrial Beats (Contractions - PACs - PABs) (1) Pretest Probability (4) Previous ECG (4) Procainamide (5) Proximal LAD (10) Proximal RCA culprit (2) PseudoOMI (5) PseudoSTEMI (..)

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - Untitled Article

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Subendocardial ischemia (2) Posterior lead STE due to subendocardial ischemia (1) Pre-excitation (1) Precordial Swirl due to Pulmonary Embolism (1) Precordial swirl (30) Premature Atrial Beats (Contractions - PACs - PABs) (1) Pretest Probability (4) Previous ECG (4) Procainamide (5) Proximal LAD (10) Proximal RCA culprit (2) PseudoOMI (5) PseudoSTEMI (..)

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - Untitled Article

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Subendocardial ischemia (2) Posterior lead STE due to subendocardial ischemia (1) Pre-excitation (1) Precordial Swirl due to Pulmonary Embolism (1) Precordial swirl (30) Premature Atrial Beats (Contractions - PACs - PABs) (1) Pretest Probability (4) Previous ECG (4) Procainamide (5) Proximal LAD (10) Proximal RCA culprit (2) PseudoOMI (5) PseudoSTEMI (..)

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