#140 Bonus Pacemaker & ICDs: 5 Pearls Segment

#140 Bonus Pacemaker & ICDs: 5 Pearls Segment

Author: Core IM Team November 29, 2023 Duration: 24:46

Syncope history, PPM/ICD prior to MRI or surgery, anticoagulation for pacemaker or ICD procedures and new cardiac devices and how they may look different on EKG or chest x-ray!

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Show Notes & Transcript

Timestamps:

  • 01:13 Pearl 1: Should we approach syncope history differently in our patients with pacemakers and ICDs?
  • 06:31 Pearl 2: Considerations for patients with implantable devices before surgery.
  • 12:26 Pearl 3: Considerations for patients with implantable devices before MRI.
  • 14:45 Pearl 4: Anticoagulation in patients undergoing pacemaker or ICD procedures. 
  • 18:17 Timestamp 5: Emerging cardiac device technology and how they might look different on EKG or chest x-ray


Tags: IM Core, CoreIM, cardiology, prodromal symptoms, CRT, biventricular pacing



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