Case 13: A 38-Year-Old Woman with Palpitations History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 38-year-old woman is referred for episodes of paroxysmal tachycardia since her teens: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm, 80/min Short PR interval Wolff-Parkinson-White ECG 2 EP studies demonstrated a right lateral bypass tract, that was successfully ablated. The following ECG was recorded …
Case 15: A 22-Year-Old Man in the Emergency with Palpitation History Diagnosis History A 22-year-old man is seen in the Emergency Department with rapid palpitation, dyspnea and weakness of 1 hour duration. He gives a history of occasional milder episodes of palpitation since his early teens, that subsided spontaneously in 15-20 minutes. He otherwise enjoys …
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Case 24: A 44-Year-Old Man with Palpitation History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 44-year-old man is in the emergency department with rapid palpitation of 2 hours duration. He has had 3 similar episodes in the past 5 years, that had started and subsided spontaneously within 20-30 minutes: Diagnosis Supraventricular tachycardia, probably AVRT …
Case 35: A 39-Year-Old Man with Episodes of Paroxysmal Palpitation History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 39-year-old man is referred to the EP clinic because of occasional episodes of palpitation since his early twenties: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm Wolff-Parkinson-White ECG 2 EP studies reveals a left lateral bypass tract that is successfully …
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Case 36: A 25-Year-Old Woman with Episodes of Palpitation History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 25-year-old woman is referred to the EP clinic because of episodes of paroxysmal tachycardia since age 19: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm Short PR, delta waves Wolff-Parkinson-White ECG 2 EP studies demonstrate a right free wall bypass tract …
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Case 47: A 38-Year-Old Man with Palpitation History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 38-year-old man is in the Emergency Department complaining of palpitation of 45 min duration. Palpitation started suddenly with a sensation of rapid pounding in his precordium, accompanied by mild light-headeness. He had a similar brief episode a few months …
Case 103: A 39-Year-Old Man with Severe Palpitation History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 History A 39-year-old limousine driver had complained of episodes of rapid palpitation for the past 15 years, starting and stopping suddenly, lasting 1-2 hours. On the way to a client, he developed a much more severe episode, accompanied …
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Case 61: A 41-Year-Old Woman with Palpitations History Diagnosis History This 41-year old woman reports palpitations since she was a teenager, with the sensation of rapid pounding in her left anterior chest, starting and ending suddenly. Recently, the episodes have been lasting 15-30 minutes and have been associated with weakness and mild dyspnea: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm …
Case 82: A 52-Year-Old Man with Palpitations History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 52-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department with severe palpitations, dyspnea, and presyncope for the past hour. He reports a thirty year history of episodic palpitations occurring once or twice annually and subsiding spontaneously. Otherwise, he is healthy and …
Case 87: A 67-Year-Old Woman with Palpitations History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 67-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department with rapid regular palpitations for the past hour. She had similar episodes a few times a year since her early twenties, usually lasting from 30 minutes to 1-2 hours, and often relieved …
