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Accurate bedside technique for differentiating wide-QRS complex tachycardias
1Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York.
New Jersey Medicine : the Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey
|October 1, 1993
Summary
Temporary atrial pacing wires, used after open-heart surgery, can help identify the source of wide-QRS complex tachycardia. This diagnostic technique offers a valuable tool for clinicians when managing such arrhythmias.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Surgical Innovation
Background:
- Temporary atrial pacing wires are standard post-open-heart surgery.
- Wide-QRS complex tachycardia is a critical diagnosis requiring precise origin identification.