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Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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SVT with BBB All ... is positive in aVR ... Fusion beats - a sinus ... Versus #ecg #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT ... ) AV indicates ... axis deviation; LBBB ... VTach #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Tachycardia 1. aVR ... Bundle-branch morphology ... consistent with either LBBB ... Interpretation #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
or LBBB morphology ... beats (normal sinus ... Morphology criteria ... Aberrancy #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
ECG Pattern STEMI ... elevation in aVR ... TWaves #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Criteria
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
: Differential diagnosis ... EKG findings: Sinus ... supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
for diagnosing ... Discordance" = ST ... - Suspect STEMI ... Checklist #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB) - EKG Diagnosis
EKG Criteria:
 • QRS > 0.12 seconds
 • Slurred
Right Bundle Branch ... EKG Diagnosis EKG ... Criteria: • QRS ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Tachyarrhythmia Framework - Differential Diagnosis
 • Narrow QRS - Regular Rhythm: Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT, Orthodromic AVRT,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Regular Rhythm: Sinus ... AVNRT, Orthodromic AVRT ... , Pre-excited SVT ... #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Occlusion on ECG - aVR ... > 1 mm - aVR ... Artery #ECG #EKG #Diagnosis ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Criteria