There is regular rhythm at a rate of 42 beats/min. The first five QRS complexes are wide (0.14 sec), and no P waves are seen before or after these QRS complexes; however there appears to be a P wave ...

2. Short PR interval and delta waves consistent with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome Explanation: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome occurs when a person is born with an "accessory pathway" that can ...

The diagnosis is normal sinus rhythm, WPW pattern, PACs in bigeminal pattern, and pseudo inferior wall infarction. The rhythm is irregular and there is a pattern of group beating (ie, two QRS ...

A 68-year-old male with morbid obesity and no past medical history comes to the office complaining of fatigue and shortness of breath. He does not feel dizzy and has never passed out. He takes no ...

Purpose: Electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities are universal in infantile Pompe disease or glycogen storage disease type II, a fatal genetic muscle disorder caused by deficiency of acid α-glucosidase ...

QRS interval widening appears to be highly specific for the diagnosis of hyperkalemia in patients with end-stage kidney disease. ECG changes, in general, have poor sensitivities for hyperkalemia in ...

1 Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 2 Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, ...

Objectives The short QT syndrome is a cardiac channelopathy characterised by accelerated repolarisation which manifests as a short QT interval on the ECG. The definition of a short QT interval is ...

June 24 -- TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- A slight abnormality in an electrocardiogram (EKG), until now thought to be insignificant, can be a warning sign of future cardiac problems and an ...