Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Archives

Case 131: A 47-Year-Old Woman with Cardiomyopathy

Case 131: A 47-Year-Old Woman with Cardiomyopathy History Diagnosis History A 47-year-old woman with known cardiomyopathy, is in the Intensive Care unit in low-output circulatory failure with recurrent episodes of tachyarrhythmias: Diagnosis Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, rate 180/min.The QRS is markedly wide (180 msec) with variable pattern (best seen in the V1 and …

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Case 147: A 75 Year-Old Man with Throat Tightness

Practice Level 3

Case 147: A 75 Year-Old Man with Throat Tightness History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History A 75 year-old man with a history of exercise induced throat tightness intermittently associated with near syncope is admitted to the cardiology teaching service. His baseline ECG was normal but because of a …

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Case 166: A 76 Year-Old Woman in the Coronary ICU

Practice Level 4

Case 166: A 76 Year-Old Woman in the Coronary ICU History Diagnosis History This 76 year-old woman presented to hospital with chest pain. She was admitted to the coronary care unit and the following ECG was recorded 2min after the onset of severe chest pain. Diagnosis Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Comment: This 12 lead ECG shows …

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Case 57: A 41-Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department

Practice Level 5

Case 57: A 41-Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History This 41-year-old man known to have a dilated cardiomyopathy for several years is seen in the Emergency Department complaining of dyspnea and weakness, starting suddenly 1 hour earlier: Diagnosis Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, rate 180/min. After the first 9 …

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