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The number of people with cardiac implantable electronic devices continues to increase. We will review how to recognize and manage these devices, even when support is not available as in an emergency situation.

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Abbreviations

AV block:

Atrioventricular block

BiV ICD:

Biventricular implantable cardio-defibrillator

CHF:

Congestive heart failure

CXR:

Chest x-ray

EF:

Ejection fraction

EKG:

Electrocardiogram

EP:

Electrophysiology dept

ICD:

Implantable cardio-defibrillator

PEA:

Pulseless electrical activity

VT/VF:

Ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Oklahoma University Health and Science Center, 800 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73102, USA

    German Barbosa-Hernandez MD

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  1. Alliance Health Midwest, Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA

    Tilak D. Raj

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Barbosa-Hernandez, G. (2017). CXR III. In: Raj, T. (eds) Data Interpretation in Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55862-2_46

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