Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm and Hypokalemia, Atypical Presentation in the Midst of a Pandemic

Authors

  • Carlos Rodríguez-Artuza Universidad del Zulia – Facultad de Medicina – Instituto de Investigaciones de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares – Maracaibo/Zulia – Venezuela/ Centro Clínico La Sagrada Familia – Medicine – Cardiology – Maracaibo/Zulia – Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-6145
  • Mayela Labarca Torres Centro Clínico La Sagrada Familia – Medicine – Cardiology – Maracaibo/Zulia – Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-3537
  • José Meza Centro Clínico La Sagrada Familia – Medicine – Cardiology – Maracaibo/Zulia – Venezuela.

Keywords:

Slow ventricular tachycardia, Short-coupling interval, Water-electrolyte imbalance

Abstract

A 34-year-old female patient was referred to a private center from a rural population due to exertional dyspnea and palpitations for 15 days being previously asymptomatic, a surface electrocardiogram diagnoses sinus rhythm alternating with accelerated idioventricular rhythm with episodes of short-coupling intervals. When conducting a diagnostic investigation, hypokalemia and decreased serum magnesium were evidenced and, after correction of the water-electrolyte imbalance, the electrocardiographic disorders disappeared.

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22-02-2021

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Rodríguez-Artuza, C. ., Torres, M. L. ., & Meza, J. . (2021). Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm and Hypokalemia, Atypical Presentation in the Midst of a Pandemic. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, 34(1), 23–27. Retrieved from https://jca.org.br/jca/article/view/3421

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Clinical Arrythmia

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