Removing the complexity from wide complex tachycardia

Amjad M Abualsuod; John M Miller

doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2021.04.001

Removing the complexity from wide complex tachycardia

Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2022 May;32(4):221-225. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.04.001. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Authors

Amjad M Abualsuod¹, John M Miller²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, E-488 1800 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States.
² Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, E-488 1800 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. Electronic address: jmiller6@iu.edu.

PMID: 33838244
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.04.001

Abstract

Correctly diagnosing the cause of wide QRS tachycardias remain an area of difficulty for many clinicians. The authors provide a concise update to the different ECG algorithms that have been developed as well as caveats in their application.

Keywords: Aberration; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Humans
Tachycardia / diagnosis
Tachycardia, Supraventricular* / diagnosis
Tachycardia, Supraventricular* / therapy
Tachycardia, Ventricular* / diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular* / therapy