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The differential diagnosis of wide QRS complex tachycardia.
Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jul 17;:
Authors: Brady WJ, Mattu A, Tabas J, Ferguson JD
Abstract
Wide complex tachycardia is defined as a cardiac rhythm with a rate greater than 100 beats/min (bpm) and a QRS complex duration greater than 0.10 to 0.12seconds (s) in the adult patient; wide complex tachycardia (WCT) in children is defined according to age-related metrics. The differential diagnosis of the WCT includes ventricular tachycardia and supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant intraventricular conduction, including both relatively benign and life-threatening dysrhythmias. This review focuses on the differential diagnosis of WCT with a discussion of strategies useful in making the appropriate diagnosis, when possible.
PMID: 28734703 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]