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Syncope while on a treadmill

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To me, it was clearly atrial flutter with 1:1 conduction. The rate of 280 is just right for atrial flutter. The waves look like atrial flutter waves, NOT like a wide ventricular complex. Reverted to atrial fibrillation with RVR while in the hospital 3 times and needed cardioversion.

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A man in his 70s with acute chest pain and paced rhythm.

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American Heart Journal 170(6):1255-1264; December 2015. LAFB, atrial flutter, anterolateral STEMI(+) OMI. Validation of the Modified Sgarbossa Rule for Diagnosis of STEMI in the Presence of Left Bundle Branch Block. Derivation in LBBB: --> Smith SW. South African flag pattern, plus precordial swirl pattern.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine March 2015 ; Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 268–276.e6 Observations from the present study provide benchmark data for improving patient care and effectively utilizing healthcare resources. 18) Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy et al. Outcomes in Presyncope Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.