Case 163: A 78 Year-Old Woman in ER with Palpitations History Diagnosis History A 78 year old woman with remote history of myocardial infarction presents to the ER with palpitations and persistent heart rate over 100bpm for the last several days. Diagnosis Atrial Flutter with 2:1 AV conduction Anteroseptal myocardial infarction Comment: When 2:1 conduction …
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Case 1: A 65-Year-Old Man with a Previous Bypass Surgery History Diagnosis History A 65-year-old man with a previous history of bypass surgery presents to the family doctor’s office, complaining of new fatigue: Diagnosis Atrial Flutter (AFL) with occasional paced QRS complexes and pseudofusion beats Left bundle branch block ECG ID: E779
Case 36: A 79-Year-Old Man with Infective Endocarditis History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History This 79-year-old man is admitted with infective endocarditis and a para-aortic abscess. He underwent aortic valve replacement and debridement of the abscess: Diagnosis Atrial Flutter Complete heart block with escape accelerated junctional rhythm (76/min} Poor …
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Case 94: A 73-Year-Old Man with Palpitations History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 73-year-old man is in the Emergency Department with severe palpitation and dyspnea of 1 1/2 hour duration: Diagnosis Supraventricular tachycardia, rate 246/min Probably atrial flutter with 1:1 AV conduction Comment: When atrial flutter is conducted in a 1:1 fashion, …
Case 119: A 59 Year-Old Man in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory History Diagnosis History A 59 year-old man with intermittent chest pain and positive enzymes was brought to the cardiac catheterization laboratory for coronary angiography. Prior to the procedure, the following ECG was recorded: Diagnosis Atrial Flutter with 2:1 Conduction Possible anterior myocardial infarction (poor …
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