Diagnosing a wide complex tachycardia using basic electrophysiologic properties of the cardiac conduction system.
Gregory P SirokyDavendra MehtaPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2021)
65-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease s/p percutaneous coronary intervention to the left anterior descending artery and atrial fibrillation s/p recent (<3 months) pulmonary vein isolation presented to the emergency department with symptoms of palpitations for 1 day after admittedly forgetting to take his medications found to be in a wide complex tachycardia. We discuss a stepwise approach using properties of the conduction system to diagnose the patient's tachycardia.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- emergency department
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- antiplatelet therapy
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- case report
- cardiovascular events
- left ventricular
- type diabetes
- coronary artery bypass
- sleep quality
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms