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ECG analysis is not only the role of a doctor…
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Abstract
Parkinson’s disease is a frequent cause of pitfalls in ECG interpretation. ECG recordings are frequently interpreted as ventricular tachycardia or/and atrial flutter. These ECG findings are in fact provoked by motion artifacts. Case report describes a 59-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease in whom wide QRS tachycardia was recognized based on a surface ECG. Patient was referred to a hospital in order to determine indications for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Reanalysis of an electrocardiogram enabled to verify the initial diagnosis.
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease is a frequent cause of pitfalls in ECG interpretation. ECG recordings are frequently interpreted as ventricular tachycardia or/and atrial flutter. These ECG findings are in fact provoked by motion artifacts. Case report describes a 59-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease in whom wide QRS tachycardia was recognized based on a surface ECG. Patient was referred to a hospital in order to determine indications for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Reanalysis of an electrocardiogram enabled to verify the initial diagnosis.
Keywords
ECG, Parkinson’s disease, artifacts, tachycardia with wide QRS complexes
About this articleTitle
ECG analysis is not only the role of a doctor…
Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
1-3
Published online
2016-07-22
DOI
10.5603/FC.2015.0087
Keywords
ECG
Parkinson’s disease
artifacts
tachycardia with wide QRS complexes
Authors
Izabela Milena Poddębska
Dorota Sekuta
Jerzy Krzysztof Wranicz
Iwona Cygankiewicz