Case 2: 52-Year-Old-Man in ER with Palpitations
ECG
Diagnosis
ECG 2
ECG 2 Diagnosis
ECG
A 52-year-old man with longstanding history of palpitations presents with an episode of palpitations that is more intense and of longer duration than his previous episodes:
Diagnosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Preexcitation
- Likely left posterior accessory pathway
ECG 2
This ECG is taken after the patient undergoes electrical cardioversion:
ECG 2 Diagnosis
- Normal sinus rhythm
- Borderline short PR interval with no definite criteria for preexcitation