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ECG Quiz 21

Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 13 Nov, 2008

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A narrow QRS tachycardia at a rate of around 150 / min. ST segment depression is seen in inferior and lateral leads, with T wave inversion in leads I, aVl and V6. These ST – T changes during tachycardia need not indicate associated coronary artery disease. It is [...]

Long and short RP tachycardias

Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 18 Oct, 2008

Long and short RP tachycardias are two groups of supraventricular tachycardias depending on the interval between the R wave and the P wave of the next cycle.
Short RP tachycardia:
Typical (slow-fast tachycardia) AV nodal reentrant tachycardia [AVNRT] is the most common type of short RP supraventricular tachycardia. P waves are not seen in 80% of typical [...]