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Brugada syndrome with non-sustained VT; sodium channel blocking drugs (e.g. amio, procainamide) can be dangerous here!

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Brugada syndrome ... non-sustained VT ... @amalmattu #Brugada ... #ECG #EKG #Clinical ... #Cardiology #NSVT
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... , Brugada syndrome ... Catecholaminergic polymorphic VT ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac #Arrest ... #cardiology #differential
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
#Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia ... #VT
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (4) SA node arrest ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... Sudden cardiac arrest ... to polymorphic VT ... **Get baseline EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology