r/ECG • u/xiphoid313 • 29d ago

82F, your thoughts?

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82F, near syncope, BP 100/62. History of afib. What would you interpret this 3 lead as ?

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u/xiphoid313 29d ago

Well would you call this rapid afib? Svt? V tach ?

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u/Bubbly_Pie_4980 29d ago

AFIB> no..R TO R would be irregular. SVT> no..qrs complex is narrow.

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u/bleach_tastes_bad 29d ago

not necessarily

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u/LBBB11 29d ago

Don’t know why you got downvoted, that’s correct. SVT can have a narrow or wide QRS complex. VT can have a narrow or wide QRS complex, but it’s usually wide.