Chirag M. Sandesara, MD

Wide Complex Tachycardias: Demystifying the Differential Diagnosis

01/30/2011

In this next installment of the ECG 101 section, the author describes wide complex tachycardias, which can be a challenge to diagnose based on the 12-lead ECG alone. Case Report A 20-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with...

In this next installment of the...

01/30/2011

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EP 101: What You See Is Not Always What You Get

09/05/2008

Brian Olshansky , MD, FHRS;

Chirag M. Sandesara , MD;

Case Presentation A 63-year-old male without structural or ischemic heart disease has a history of longstanding paroxysmal palpitations that stop with vagal maneuvers. He underwent spinal fusion surgery for low back pain without...

Case Presentation A...

09/05/2008

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Syncope: Unleashing the Tiger

05/03/2008

Brian Olshansky , MD, FHRS;

Chirag M. Sandesara , MD;

Case Report A 68-year-old male with coronary artery disease presented with three episodes of syncope within two weeks. Each episode was sudden, unexpected and without prodrome. One episode (witnessed by his neighbor) occurred after he...

Case Report A 68-year-old male...

05/03/2008

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ECG 101: Wide Complex Tachycardias

05/03/2008

Brian Olshansky , MD, FHRS;

Chirag M. Sandesara , MD;

Causes for wide complex tachycardia include: 1) ventricular tachycardia (VT), 2) supraventricular (and sinus) tachycardia with aberration (or with preexisting intraventricular conduction delay), and 3) preexcitation. Wide complex tachycardia...

Causes for wide complex...

05/03/2008

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ECG 101: The Case of a Dizzy Patient with a Left Bundle Branch Block

05/03/2008

Brian Olshansky , MD, FHRS;

Chirag M. Sandesara , MD;

Case Report A 32-year-old male was referred to the electrophysiology clinic for evaluation of a recent onset of dizziness that occurred while he was upright and was generally associated with exertion. This especially concerned him since he...

Case Report A 32-year-old male...

05/03/2008

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ECG 101: Closing the Gap Phenomenon

05/03/2008

Brian Olshansky , MD, FHRS;

Chirag M. Sandesara , MD;

The Gap Phenomenon The gap phenomenon, sometimes confused with supernormal conduction, was first described in 1965 by Moe in dogs and later by Ahktar in humans as a condition in which premature impulses fail to conduct but conduction...

The Gap Phenomenon The gap...

05/03/2008

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Feature Interview

Inside the New Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Program at Inova Loudoun Hospital

10/26/2021

David Reich , RCIS, BS ;

Brett D. Atwater , MD;

Chirag M. Sandesara , MD;

EP Lab Digest highlights the new atrial fibrillation ablation program at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute – Inova Loudoun Hospital Schaufeld Family Heart Center in Leesburg, Virginia.

EP Lab Digest highlights the new...

10/26/2021

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EP Spotlight

Spotlight Interview: Virginia Heart

04/25/2023

Chirag M. Sandesara , MD;

In this month’s issue, we highlight the EP practice at Virginia Heart, which provides care at multiple EP labs across 3 health systems (Inova [Inova Health System], Reston Hospital Center [HCA], and Virginia Hospital Center [Mayo Network]).

In this month’s issue, we...

04/25/2023

EP Lab Digest