2007/08/30 by Fahim Haider Jafary · 1 citation
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias #Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments #Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes #Medicine #Ventricular fibrillation #Myocardial infarction #Ventricular tachycardia #Cardiology #Artifact (error) #Internal medicine #Atrial fibrillation #Surgical oncology #Fibrillation #Intensive care medicine #Neuroscience
paper · pdf · doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-72
openalex publication_date 2007/08/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation (VF) carry important prognostic implications, especially in the post myocardial infarction period. However, artifact on the electrocardiographic tracing can mimic VF particularly on routinely recorded rhythm strips in hospitals. Such misinterpretation can lead to expensive (and potentially risky) diagnostic and therapeutic steps. We report on such a case and highlight the need for careful inspection of the tracing.