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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #VTach #SVT #Differences ... Comparison #Brugada #Algorithm
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
diastolic filling patterns ... : electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades ... #Criteria #Table
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
with syncope - Ventricular ... bundle branch block pattern ... the morphology criteria ... VentricularTachycardia #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT with BBB All ... complexes at different rates ... - a sinus and ventricular ... #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Regular • If ventricular ... necessary to max 2.2 grams ... nodal agents (e.g ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Differentiating ventricular ... • Vereckei criteria ... VT than Brugada criteria ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
High-grade AV Block ... advanced or high-grade ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Early-repolarization pattern ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... leads • S1Q3T3 pattern ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Characterized by left ventricular ... LVEF <45% • Left ventricular ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology