Meeting
Abstract Number: 151
SHM Converge 2023
Background: A priority of bedside electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring is identification of ventricular tachycardia (VT), a lethal arrhythmia associated with morbidity and mortality. However, up to 87% of VT alarms could be false. In addition, little is known about the rate of mortality associated with VT. We assessed the rate of 30-day in-hospital mortality associated with […]
Abstract Number: 452
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and GERD presented to the ED with intermittent palpitations associated with exertional shortness of breath and near-syncopal episodes since several months. On presentation, he was in sustained Ventricular Tachycardia storm and required defibrillation 5 times despite starting on Lidocaine and Amiodarone infusions along with bolus doses of […]