Case 12: A 49-Year-Old Man in the Surgical ICU
History
Diagnosis
History
A 49-year-old man is in the surgical ICU, 6 hours after aorto-coronary bypass:
Diagnosis
- Ventricular tachycardia, 130/min
Comment: In favour of ventricular tachycardia are the wide QRS rhythm (120 msec QRS duration) with evidence of AV dissociation. The right bundle branch with right inferior axis suggests that the VT originates in the area of the left anterior (superior) fascicle.
ECG ID: E741