Open AccessWide-Complex Tachycardia
Author(s) -
John H. Haley,
Guy S. Reeder
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.102.9.e52
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , supraventricular tachycardia , tachycardia , sinus rhythm , cardioversion , ventricular tachycardia , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation
A94-year-old asymptomatic woman was sent to the Emergency Room after being found to have an irregular pulse. An ECG showed a wide-complex tachycardia with right bundle-branch block morphology with a ventricular rate of 120 to 150 bpm. Her hemodynamics remained otherwise stable. The tachycardia persisted despite trials of adenosine, diltiazem, lidocaine, and procainamide. Because it was not clear …
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