Differential Diagnosis of Wide Complex Tachycardias

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Differential Diagnosis of Wide Complex
Tachycardias

• Necessary for appropriate treatment
• CCBs can be very bad in WPW
• Based on correlation studies
• Identify factors that favor one rhythm
• Possibilities
• VT, SVT with aberrant conduction, Afib/Aflutter
  with aberrant conduction

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Top 10 reasons for WCT

• 1. Ventricular Tachycardia
• 2. Ventricular Tach
• 3. VT
• 4. VT
• 5. VT

• 6. VT
• 7. VT
• 8. VT
• 9. SVT with preexisting BBB
• 10. SVT with aberrant conduction

Ken Grauer. A Practical Guide to ECG
Interpretation. 2nd
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Factors Favoring VT

• Concordance across all V leads (/-)
• ERAD axis deviation
• QRS gt .14 sec
• AV dissociation
• Suggestive QRS morphology

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