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AV nodal reentrant tachycardia with a 2:1 right bundle branch block missed as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia in the first superficial evaluation Cover

AV nodal reentrant tachycardia with a 2:1 right bundle branch block missed as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia in the first superficial evaluation

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|Jun 2017

Abstract

A 95-year old woman was admitted to our emergency unit because of acute abdominal pain. After urgent surgery according to the acute abdomen, she was referred to intensive care unit (ICU) of the emergency unit as she was intubated. It was developed a run of new arrhythmia which was diagnosed by cardiology resident as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia due to beat to beat changing the axis of the QRS. However, a second and more precise evaluation of the abnormal ECG suggested a narrow supraventricular tachycardia, most probably AV nodal reentrant tachycardia with a 2:1 right bundle branch block.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2017-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2501-062X | Journal ISSN: 1220-4749
Language: English
Page range: 117 - 120
Submitted on: Dec 16, 2016
Published on: Jun 6, 2017
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2017 Mohammad Ali Akbarzadeh, Isa Khaheshi, Mehdi Memaryan, Mohammad Parsa Mahjoob, Mohammadreza Naderian, published by N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
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