Jeffrey M Vinocur
@jeffreyvinocur.bsky.social
Pediatric/congenital electrophysiologist. Lapsed computer scientist. #ZeroFluoro. Views are my own, and not medical advice.
Sharing work from our group, especially as we question paradigms of clinical screening for FH and elevated Lp(a): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... It is turning out that standard risk factors like LDL cholesterol and clinical/family history may not be adequate.
Missed and Misdiagnosed: Precision Medicine Approaches to Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Lipoprotein(a)
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IMO: flat line in DII ➡️ RA/RL lead reversal, SR with pseudofusion beats
Remains the #1 missed EKG diagnosis. Which is why it was my very first telemetry tips topic! youtu.be/BbLYOcgdPb0?...
Telemetry Tips - Atrial Flutter, Atrial Tachycardia
YouTube video by Dr. Joshua Cooper - Arrhythmia Education
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Do #EPeeps believe in AVNRT upper common pathway (block)? This patient had: 1. AH jump 2. Septal VA < 80 ms 3. Concentric A during SVT 4. During RVP: (Stim-A)-(V-A) > 85 ms 5. During RVP: PPI-TCL > 115 ms 6. SVT terminated by RV burst pacing 7. Ablation in TOK rendered non-inducible
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, epicardial access. Pacing from ablator. @narrowqrs.bsky.social @shah.md @jeffreyvinocur.bsky.social @danacjohnson.medsky.social #EPeeps
#EPeeps Very unusual tracings from epicardial pacemaker - mirror noise all well and good, but has anyone seen bipolar go flat like this? Note carefully EGM configuration. @narrowqrs.bsky.social
In line at coffee shop and silently cracking up randomly remembering the day somebody put hazelnut beans in the espresso machine
Click BP tracing to expand. What do you think the heart rhythm is before and after the transition?
#EPeeps My best trick for right anterior/anterolateral pathways is to use SR0, flex catheter until it points straight down, advance sheath to SVC-RA junction, and unflex onto the annulus. You see the angle achieved in Fig 1…you have to take my word for the stability but often better than IJ access.
#EPeeps I am strangely amused by this. Epicardial pacemaker with failing atrial lead, left in place as VVI backup in case of dislodgement of new transvenous system. "V sensing episode" corresponds to interrogation of new system:
Short piece on medical teaching. www.heartrhythmcasereports.com/article/S221...
Empathic teaching: Making an impact on direct and indirect patient care
“What is the left atrium? Or PVCs? Love Josie to Dad.” My 8-year-old daughter had slipped a note under my home office door (Figure 1), not long after I sat down to write about teaching. Apparently, sh...
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Possibly PVC with retroconduction ➡️ atrial capture failure (or due to atrial refractoriness?➡️ VA conduction ➡️pacemaker syndrome.Are the narrow QRSs paced?
Patient is s/p cardiac surgery with temporary epicardial wires in place. This pacing behavior was seen back and forth, also correlating with 15-20 mmHg systolic BP changes. What could be done to prevent this from happening? @jeffreyvinocur.bsky.social
Patient admitted with leg injury. No history of syncope. No family history of sudden death. Any concerns? @jeffreyvinocur.bsky.social
#EPeeps Are people replacing advisory SICD leads at time of gen change?
Oh my God. Thank goodness for I(f) in the conduction system. (And by the way, tug test anyone? 🤦♂️)