Bigeminal ventricular tachycardia with Wenckebach exit block.
A patient is presented in whom repeated attacks of ventricular tachycardia occurred. His last and fatal attack revealed an alternation or coupling of the cycle lengths of the ventricular beats. A large left ventricular wall aneurysm was found, which probably accounted for the unusual arrhythmias.
D000368:Aged; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology