Case 109: A 24-Year-Old Man with Palpitation
History
Diagnosis
ECG 2
ECG 2 Diagnosis
ECG 3
ECG 3 Diagnosis
History
This 24-year-old man was in a nightclub. He had one drink and one joint of marijuana and shortly afterward developed severe palpitations, dyspnea and faintness. During the previous 6 months he had experienced palpitations 2-3 times a month, with chest discomfort:
Diagnosis
- Wide QRS tachycardia at a rate of 246/min.
- Most likely, Antidromic AVRT (Atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia)
- Less likely, atrial flutter with pre-excitation, ventricular tachycardia
ECG 2
The patient received IV Amiodarone and converted to sinus rhythm. The following ECG is recorded:
ECG 2 Diagnosis
- Sinus bradycardia, 53/min.
- Wolff-Parkinson-White
- Posteroseptal accessory pathway (AP)
Comment: Short PR, typical delta wave of WPW.
ECG 3
On the following day the patient is brought to the Electrophysiology Lab for EP studies.
A left posteroseptal bypass tract is demonstrated and successfully ablated.
The following ECG tracing is then recorded:
ECG 3 Diagnosis
ECG ID: E279