1.Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia in a patient with Fabry disease
Wassim BELADEL ; Mehdi ABDELALI ; Oussama CHEIKHNA ; Karim HASNI ; Mohamed El MINAOUI
International Journal of Arrhythmia 2024;25(2):6-
Background:
Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia is a unique type of VT that employs both bundles and the ventricular septum as integral components of a re-entrant circuit. It is usually observed in dilated cardiomyopathy, and its circuit depends exclusively on the specialized conduction system.Case presentation A 67-year-old man with a history of Fabry disease, and atrial fibrillation ablation, was admitted for a wide QRS tachycardia at 150 bpm, with an LBBB. Pharmacological therapy failed to stop the arrhythmia. Intracardiac recordings confirm the diagnosis. His Bundle recordings are essential, and Atrioventricular (AV) dissociation is typically present. The method used to induce left BBRVT is right ventricle apex stimulation. An electrophysiological study showed an AV dissociation a long HV sequence and a similar QRS morphology between VT and sinus rhythm. An overdrive stopped it. The same arrhythmia reappears and is restored to sinus rhythm by electrical cardioversion.We decided to implant an Implantable Cardiac defibrillator (ICD) with a backup pacing for secondary prevention and to ablate the right bundle branch.
Conclusion
BBRVT is a rare entity that is underreported. Pharmacological therapy is usually inefficient. An ICD is recommended for secondary prevention and can provide backup pacing, frequently required after catheter ablation to prevent the development of AV block or an excessive prolonged HV interval. Catheter ablation of the bundle branch is the first-line therapy.
2.The quality of escalator signage for public safety in Malaysia:an observational study
Chew CHII-CHII ; Chang CHEE-TAO ; Lim XIN-JIE ; Ibrahim HASNI-ADHA ; Azmi HAMIAZWA ; Wahabi NUR-ILYANA ; Hamdan NUR-SHUHAIDA ; Nazan NURUL-ATIQAH ; Karim NUR-HALIANA ; Malawi NURFARAHDILA-AHMAD ; Oon YING-LING ; MS NORSHAZILA-JULIA ; HSS AMAR-SINGH
Global Health Journal 2021;5(4):198-203
Objective:Escalator signage could be playing a vital role to alert users for safe use of escalators.This study aimed to evaluate the availability,standardization,and content of safety information on escalator signage in the shopping malls.Methods:An observational study was conducted from November 2017 to February 2018 to assess the availability,standardization of safety information among the signage inside the shopping mall,and the content of safety information for public safety in Malaysia.A checklist was developed by adapting escalator safety guidelines from seven countries and regions including Malaysia.Data collectors identified from the selected states were required to capture three photographs at different angles of the escalator signage for each ascending and descending directions at each entrance of the mall.Descriptive analysis was performed;each criterion was presented in frequency and percentage.Results:A total of 268 escalators from 84 shopping malls in 9 states of Malaysia were assessed.Two operating escalators were not equipped with signage.More than one-fifth (23.0%) of the signage was not standardized within the mall.The majority of safety information was displayed in the form of a pictogram,a minority of signage displayed information in both pictogram and text format:"children must hold hand" (12.7%) and "be careful of long clothing" (10.8%),respectively.Nevertheless,"toddlers should be carried" (8.6%) and "take extra care with rubber shoes/tied shoes/laces" (30.2%) were found absent in most of the signage.Conclusion:Escalator signage was present in almost all of the escalators observed.However,non-standardization of the signage of escalators should warrant the attention of relevant authorities to revise the safety guidelines and improve the quality of escalator.

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