The correct diagnosis is ventricular tachycardia (Figure 2). The rhythm is regular with a rate of 130 beats/min. The QRS complexes are wide (0.16 sec) without the morphology of a typical right or left ...

Several points of convincing evidence in the upper strip indicate that the rhythm is VT. First, the beginning of the wide QRS tachycardia near the end of the strip is not preceded by a P wave, proving ...

Is there a simple way to differentiate a supraventricular tachycardia from a ventricular, wide QRS tachycardia on a rhythm strip? The simplest initial approach is to look at the lead with the most ...

The survival benefit of a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) lasts for several years in patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms of heart failure (HF), a reduced ejection fraction, ...