Monday 5 March 2012

polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

A 36 year old lady with recurrent blackouts.


Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

  • Most of this 12-lead recording is polymorphic ventricular tachycardia but, in the rhythm strip, the large deflection (arrowed) is the defibrillator discharging.
  • Following the defibrillation a dual chamber pacemaker can be seen.