Ventricular tachycardia, diagnosis and misdiagnosis: A case report
| Autor: | Barbara J. Symanski, Henry J. L. Marriott |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Hemodynamics Coronary Disease Disease Missed diagnosis Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Ventricular tachycardia Electrocardiography Internal medicine Tachycardia Supraventricular medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Diagnostic Errors Aged Heart Failure business.industry medicine.disease PAROXYSMAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA Anesthesia Tachycardia Ventricular Cardiology Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Heart & Lung. 24:121-123 |
| ISSN: | 0147-9563 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0147-9563(05)80006-8 |
| Popis: | We report a patient who, despite significant cardiac disease and inappropriate therapy, endured continuous undiagnosed ventricular tachycardia (VT) for 5 days without hemodynamic deterioration. The two main reasons for the frequently missed diagnosis of VT are (1) the mistaken belief that VT cannot be well tolerated, and (2) ignorance of the many helpful electrocardiographic clues. Six precepts for avoiding misdiagnosis are enunciated. |
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