by SCST Communications | Dec 1, 2023 | ECG Of The Month
I was recently sent this ECG and asked what I thought the rhythm was. The ECG was recorded from a 55-year-old patient who had recently undergone aortic valve and root replacement following infective endocarditis. I think I’ve worked out what’s going on but what do YOU...
by SCST Communications | Nov 1, 2023 | ECG Of The Month
I have been trawling my archives and come up with what I think is a challenging case involving three ECGs. Personal and clinical information has been minimised in order to preserve patient confidentiality and anonymity. Figure 1 is the initial ECG of a young boy, and...
by SCST Communications | Oct 2, 2023 | ECG Of The Month
These ECGs (figures 1 and 2) were recorded during an exercise tolerance test on a man who was being investigated for an episode of collapse and paroxysmal tachycardia. What is the explanation for the transient change in QRS morphology? I wish to thank Debbie Wilson...
by SCST Communications | Feb 1, 2023 | ECG Of The Month
Last month’s ECG was quite simple, so to make up for it this month’s is perhaps a bit tricky. Once again, it’s the rhythm I’m interested in, so what exactly is going on? Any answer should account for the ventricular irregularity and the relationship, if any, between P...
by SCST Communications | Jan 2, 2023 | ECG Of The Month
Let’s start the year with an easy one. The quality isn’t as good as I’d like but it’s good enough for answering the question: what is the rhythm? This is one that might not be obvious at first glance but a careful analysis should yield the correct answer. Answer This...
by SCST News | Dec 1, 2022 | ECG Of The Month
Here’s your December edition of Dr Richley’s ECG of the Month. I came across this ECG recently and although I don’t know anything about the patient, I don’t think that’s vitally important for interpreting the tracing. I have to admit that it was the P...
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