[Fascicular tachycardia - a rare case of ventricular tachycardia]
Michał Waśniewski1, Romuald Ochotny, Aneta Klotzka
1Katedra i I Klinika Kardiologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. K. Marcinkowskiego, Poznań. michal.wasniewski@wp.pl
Abstract:
It is described a case of an 18 years old woman admitted to the hospital with tachycardia 160/min. Drugs routinely used for supraventricular arrhythmias and cardioversion were ineffective. Patient were transferred to the reference center. Based on careful ECG examination diagnosis was established as fascicular tachycardia. Verapamil given intravenously stopped tachycardia immediately. Location of reentry circuit within left ventricle and differential diagnosis of fascicular tachycardia as well as ECG features are described in discussion.
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