Cardiology overview electrophysiology

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Brugada syndrome

STEMI and Arrhythmias

Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator

  • Should not be implanted within 40 days of STEMI
  • A patient should wear a defibrillator vest while awaiting AICD implantation
  • Amiodarone improves CV survival but not all cause survival in patients with an LVEF of <40%

Atrial Fibrillation

Rate Control vs Rhythm Control

  • Rhythm control offers no benefit over rate control in survival
  • Rate control is very important in preventing the tachycardia cardiomyopathy syndrome

=Radiofrequency Ablation

  • A complication of radio frequency ablation is left atrial tachycardia or flutter. This complication may itself require treatment.

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