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Holter tracing
hi guys,
the attached holter tracing was taken from a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with history of one episide of syncope. what does the tracing show? does he require an ICD?
Tags: ICD, SCD, VF, VT, cardiomyopathy, holter, hypertrophic, syncope
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Permalink Reply by Frank Marchand on -
I understand this is a single lead holter. Polymorphic VT coupled with a history of syncope associated with HOCM would be an indication of ICD..... Syncope and NSVT are two "major risk factors" for sudden cardiac death in HOCM.
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Permalink Reply by Ayman Tantawy on -
yes i agree with Dr. Frank Marchand
