A tale of two tachycardias

Authors

  • Felipe de Sousa Possani
  • Paulo César Tostes
  • Humberto de Campos Araújo
  • Rodrigo Silva Barbosa

Keywords:

Tachycardia, Paroxysmal, Pacemaker, Artificial, Catheter Ablation

Abstract

We describe the case of a 78-year-old patient who received a dual-chamber pacemaker implant ten years ago due to sick sinus syndrome, first degree heart block and right bundle branch block and now presents with an incessant wide QRS tachycardia with alternating morphology between deflagration and inhibition of the pacemaker’s ventricular channel. 

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Published

02-07-2017

How to Cite

de Sousa Possani, F., Tostes, P. C., de Campos Araújo, H., & Silva Barbosa, R. (2017). A tale of two tachycardias. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, 31(3), 109–113. Retrieved from https://jca.org.br/jca/article/view/87

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Cardiac Pacing

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