Literature DB >> 18299374

An unusual case of misdiagnosed ventricular tachycardia.

C J Boos1, M Y Khan, S Thorne.   

Abstract

We present the case of a 71-year-old man, with known Parkinson's disease and previous coronary artery bypass surgery, who presented with acute chest pain. His initial 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was unremarkable; however, a repeat 12 lead ECG during further chest pain suggested a ventricular tachycardia (VT) for which he was commenced on an intravenous amiodarone infusion. However, later analysis of his ECGs revealed that the apparent VT was, in fact, an artefact related to his parkinsonian tremor.

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Year:  2008        PMID: 18299374     DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.050849

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Emerg Med J        ISSN: 1472-0205            Impact factor:   2.740


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1.  Electrocardiographic artefacts mimicking atrial tachycardia resulted in unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic measures.

Authors:  Shams Y-Hassan; Christer Sylvén
Journal:  Korean J Intern Med       Date:  2013-02-27       Impact factor: 2.884

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