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Pseudo ventricular tachycardia: a case report.

dc.contributor.authorRiaz, A
dc.contributor.authorGardezi, S K M
dc.contributor.authorO'Reilly, M
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-01T10:53:10Z
dc.date.available2012-02-01T10:53:10Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-01T10:53:10Z
dc.identifier.citationIr J Med Sci. 2010 Jun;179(2):295-6. Epub 2009 Aug 7.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1863-4362 (Electronic)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0021-1265 (Linking)en_GB
dc.identifier.pmid19662493en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11845-009-0387-4en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/207980
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Dramatic artifacts of pseudo flutter have been reported in the past secondary to various factors including tremor (Handwerker and Raptopoulos in N Engl J Med 356:503, 2007) and dialysis machines (Kostis et al. in J Electrocardiol 40(4):316-318, 2007). METHODS: We present this unusual case where the artifact, produced by tremor, was so pronounced to be misdiagnosed and treated as ventricular tachycardia. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the importance of correlating ECG findings with history and clinical examination and of using 12 lead ECGs for rhythm interpretation especially to confirm consistence of arrhythmias in all leads.
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_GB
dc.subject.meshDiagnostic Errorsen_GB
dc.subject.meshElectrocardiographyen_GB
dc.subject.meshEssential Tremor/*diagnosis/pathologyen_GB
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_GB
dc.subject.meshHumansen_GB
dc.subject.meshTachycardia, Ventricular/*diagnosis/pathologyen_GB
dc.titlePseudo ventricular tachycardia: a case report.en_GB
dc.contributor.departmentWaterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland. asimriaz111@hotmail.comen_GB
dc.identifier.journalIrish journal of medical scienceen_GB
dc.description.provinceMunster
html.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Dramatic artifacts of pseudo flutter have been reported in the past secondary to various factors including tremor (Handwerker and Raptopoulos in N Engl J Med 356:503, 2007) and dialysis machines (Kostis et al. in J Electrocardiol 40(4):316-318, 2007). METHODS: We present this unusual case where the artifact, produced by tremor, was so pronounced to be misdiagnosed and treated as ventricular tachycardia. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the importance of correlating ECG findings with history and clinical examination and of using 12 lead ECGs for rhythm interpretation especially to confirm consistence of arrhythmias in all leads.


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