A Case of Tachycardia with Left Bundle Branch Block and Left Axis Deviation

Abstract

Accurate diagnosis of tachyarrhythmias is of vital importance for correct management. Diagnosis of wide QRS complex tachycardias sometimes pose serious difficulties. We aimed to present the differential diagnosis and ablative treatment of a young man with a wide QRS complex tachycardia with left bundle branch block pattern and left axis deviation, further complicated by the presence of a persistent vena cava superior.

Keywords

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Sol Dal Blok Sol Aks Morfolojili Taşikardi Olgusu

Öz

Taşiaritmilerin doğru tanı ve tedavisi hayati öneme sahiptir. Geniş QRS kompleks taşikardilerin doğru tanısı bazen ciddi sıkıntılara yol açabilmektedir. Biz bu yazıda çarpıntı esnasında alınan yüzey EKG kaydında sol dal bloğu ve sol aks morfolojili geniş QRS kompleksler saptanan, ayrıca persistan sol superior vena kava varlığı ile komplike olan olgunun ayrıcı tanısı ve tedavisini sunmayı hedefledik.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sol dal bloğu, aksesuar yol, ablasyon, ventriküler taşikardi

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