Check out the comments on our original post with some interesting discussion.
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Rate:
- Ventricular rate ~145 bpm
- Atrial rate ~290 bpm
- Regular
- Flutter waves
- Best visualised lead V1
- LAD
- QRS - Prolonged (140ms)
- QT - 320ms
- Discordant ST elevation leads II, aVF, V1-5
- Discordant ST depression leads I, aVL, V6
- Typical LBBB morphology
- T wave inversion leads I, aVL
- Positive F wave lead V1
- Negative F waves aVF
Interpretation
- Atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction
- Could be atrial tachycardia / atypical flutter (i.e. not right cavotricuspid isthmus related) given small F waves and relatively long isoelectric segment.
- Left bundle branch block
- This could be pre-existing or rate related, I don't have a sinus ECG to compare.
You can read about various classifications in this paper:
VT vs SVT
In this ECG the morphology of the conduction delay is typical of left bundle branch block without any features suggestive of VT with LBBB, see Life in the Fast Lane and ECGpedia links below.Also examination of lead V1 shows flutter waves at a rate of ~290 bpm.
- Medi C, Kalman JM.Prediction of the atrial flutter circuit location from the surface electrocardiogram.Europace. 2008 Jul;10(7):786-96. PMID: 18456647 Free text here
VT vs SVT
In this ECG the morphology of the conduction delay is typical of left bundle branch block without any features suggestive of VT with LBBB, see Life in the Fast Lane and ECGpedia links below.Also examination of lead V1 shows flutter waves at a rate of ~290 bpm.
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| Lead V1 with atrial activity marked (red arrows) |
You can check out more on differentiating VT from SVT in a number of other blogs and posts, selection below:
- Life in the Fast Lane - VT vs SVT
- ECGpedia - Approach to Wide Complex Tachycardia
- Dr Smith's ECG Blog - Wide Complex Tachycardia: Ventricular Tachycardia or Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberrancy?
References / Further Reading
Amal Mattu's EKG VIdeos
Life in the Fast Lane
- Atrial Flutter here
- Atrial Fibrillation here
- Left Bundle Branch Block here
- VT vs SVT with Aberrancy here
- Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P. ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Elsevier Mosby 2005.
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