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A fascinating electrophysiology case. What is this wide complex tachycardia, and how best to manage it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She had a single chamber ICD/Pacemaker implanted several years prior due to ventricular tachycardia. The ECG was interpreted as showing atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction. Answer : The ECG above shows a regular wide complex tachycardia. The heart rate could be compatible with that of a 2:1 conducted atrial flutter.

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Chest pain and rapid pacing followed by an unexplained wide complex tachycardia. Time for cardioversion?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Conduction system pacing" is a newer technique that is being studied as a way of delivering more physiologic pacing, typically by inserting a lead into the area of the left bundle branch, or the bundle of His. Additionally, the patient had no other apparent reason to have sinus tachycardia (such as volume depletion, bleeding, fever).

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A 50 year old man with sudden altered mental status and inferior STE. Would you give lytics? Yes, but not because of the ECG!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There is the appearance of STE in inferior leads II, III, and aVF (with STD in aVR), but this is entirely due to flutter waves which are only seen in those leads. Also, the atrial flutter in this case is relatively slow like in many other cases we've shown. Tachycardia and ST Elevation. Atrial Flutter with Inferior STEMI?

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ECG Blog #370 — A Post-Arrest Tachycardia.

Ken Grauer, MD

PEARL # 3: At this point — the most time-efficient step for solving today's rhythm will be to determine the nature of atrial activity. C ASE C onclusion : I lack detailed follow-up from today's case — other than knowing that the Atrial Tachycardia was controlled. ECG Blog #138 — AFlutter vs Atrial Tachycardia.

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ECG Blog #409 — Every-Other-Beat.

Ken Grauer, MD

The other leads that most often manifest readily identifiable 2:1 atrial activity — are leads aVR , V1 and/or V2 — so I favor first checking out these 6 leads whenever looking for AFlutter. Note that QRS morphology after conversion to sinus rhythm is very similar to QRS morphology of odd-numbered beats during the tachycardia.

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Cardiomatics guide: Analyzing arrhythmias made easy

Cardiomatics

Then, the current flows to an area known as the bundle of His, which divides into two branches (LBB and RBB) and is the only physiological pathway connecting the atria with the ventricles. Sinus tachycardia – sinus rhythm above 100 bpm is a sinus tachycardia. AFIB/AFL – atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter episodes.

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Arrhythmia? Ischemia? Both? Electricity, drugs, lytics, cath lab? You decide.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The rhythm differential for narrow, regular, and tachycardic is sinus rhythm, SVT (encompassing AVNRT, AVRT, atrial tach, etc), and atrial flutter (another supraventricular rhythm which is usually considered separately from SVTs). Therefore this patient is either in some form of SVT or atrial flutter.