Case 13: A 76-Year-Old Man with Infective Endocarditis
History
Diagnosis
ECG 2
ECG 2 Diagnosis
History
You are notified about an abnormal ECG in a 76-year-old man admitted to the acute care unit with infective endocarditis of his prosthetic aortic valve:
Diagnosis
- Sinus rhythm with Mobitz I second degree AV block – Ventricular rate 82/min
- Right bundle branch block
ECG 2
The following tracing is recorded two hours later:
ECG 2 Diagnosis
- Sinus rhythm with complete heart block
- Escape rhythm, 47/min, with wide QRS, probably junctional escape rhythm with right bundle branch block pattern given previous conducted QRS complexes with similar morphology
ECG ID: E739