Ventricular Escape Rhythm

Case 48: An 82-Year-Old Man with an Episode of Syncope

Case 48: A 82-Year-Old Man with an Episode of Syncope History Diagnosis History A 82-year-old man with complaints of weakness and fatigue during the past week is brought to the Emergency Department after an episode of sudden loss of consciousness that lasted approximately 10 minutes: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm, 80/min with complete heart block Wide-QRS rhythm, 37/min, …

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Case 154: A 61-Year-Old Man with Infective Endocarditis

Case 154: A 61-Year-Old Man with Infective Endocarditis History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 History This 61-year-old man is admitted with infective endocarditis of the mitral valve: Diagnosis Atrial flutter Complete heart block with a wide-QRS escape rhythm (right bundle branch block pattern) Ventricular rate 54/min When patients with atrial flutter develop …

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Case 102: A 61-Year-Old Woman in the Cardiac Surgical ICU

Case 102: A 61-Year-Old Woman in the Cardiac Surgical ICU History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History A 62-year-old woman is in the cardiac ICU following aortic valve replacement because of aortic stenosis: Diagnosis AV Dissociation Marked sinus bradycardia with sinus arrhythmia and a ventricular escape rhythm, 43/min.  One …

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