Eric Lawrence Krivitsky, MD

A general practitioner can gain a better understanding of a patient’s underlying cardiac ailments by learning the fundamentals.

When any patient who has a device is seen, the EKG is crucial. See the examples that follow.

Back to basics here on pacemakers and automated implantable cardioverter defibrillators so that the next time you place a consult for cardiology, you will know how to best manage the patient and support your consult decision.