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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Tachycardia #Aberration #Aberrancy ... Distinguishing #Criteria #Cardiology ... #Differences #Comparison ... #Brugada #Algorithm
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Recorders - Handheld device ... patient triggered events ... Monitors #heart #cardiology ... #telemetry #devices ... #comparison #table
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
known SVT with aberrancy ... Avoid AV nodal agents ... • If AF with aberrancy ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Event Monitoring Devices ... recording, records asx events ... invasive Commercial Devices ... Event #Monitoring #Devices ... #Comparison #cardiology
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Brugada algorithm ... SVT #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
The four different types of takotsubo syndrome during diastole (left column) and systole (middle column). The
takotsubo syndrome during ... The right column depicts ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Cardiomyopathy #Comparison
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
ventricular assist device ... mechanical pump that augments ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Response to sensed events ... rate at which the device ... rate at which the device ... depolarization during ... Pacing #settings #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Any adverse events ... Any implantable devices ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac events
Mitral valve regurgitation is the heart’s version of a plot twist — just when you think
forward, boom, blood decides ... systole, the atrium gets ... a med student during ... internal medicine and cardiology ... Mitralvalveregurgitation #cardiology