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Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia (RVOT)
This ECG was taken from a patient who was complaining of palpitations and tachycardia, but who was hemodynamically stable, with no history of heart disease. It is an example of RIGHT VENTRICULAR...
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Anti-tachycardia Function of ICD
This ECG was donated to the ECG Guru by Brent Dubois, and was originally published on the FaceBook page, Paramedic Tips & Tricks. We published it to this site three years ago, but believe it...
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Ventricular Tachycardia
This wide-complex tachycardia is ventricular tachycardia. Along with the wide QRS and the fast rate, features which favor a diagnosis of VT over BBB include: backwards (extreme right) QRS axis,...
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Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
This ECG was obtained from a 45-year-old man who was experiencing palpitations and lightheadedness, which he originally attributed to anxiety. There are short, but frequent periods of ventricular...
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Wide-complex Tachycardia: Ventricular Tachycardia
This ECG is from a man who was experiencing palpitations and light-headedness with near-syncope. On first look, you will see a wide-complex tachycardia (WTC) with a rate around 240 per minute. It is...
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Atrial Fib To Cardiac Arrest
A paramedic crew responded to the office of a local physician. A 61-year-old male presented with a one-week history of chest pain and shortness of breath. He had a previously undiagnosed atrial...
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ECG Basics: Ventricular Tachycardia
V tach is identified by: wide QRS complexes (>.12 seconds), rate faster than 100 bpm. In MONOMORPHIC V tach, all QRS complexes look alike. There are other mechanisms of wide-complex tachycardia,...
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Instructors' Collection ECG: Ventricular Tachycardia In A Patient With Myopathy
These two ECGs are from a 77-year-old woman who was complaining of palpitations and mild shortness of breath. She stated a history of atrial fibrillation. She was alert, with a systolic BP over 120....
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Wide Complex Tachycardia
The Patient: The details of this patient’s complaints and presentation are lost, but we know he was a 66-year-old man who was being treated in the Emergency Department. His rhythm went from sinus...
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Instructors' Collection ECG: Wide Complex Tachycardia
This pair of ECGs feature one of our recurring themes: wide-complex tachycardia (WCT). It is a fascinating topic, as tachycardia has many causes and many mechanisms, and wide QRS also has many causes,...
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