"The anti-Ashman maneuver": a bedside method for distinguishing aberrancy from ventricular ectopy.
This is a report of a patient who develops new onset atrial fibrillation in the postoperative setting which is further complicated by the presence of wide beats in singles, pairs, and short runs. Presented are the differential diagnosis of these wide beats and a simple bedside maneuver to help distinguish their origin.
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Division of Cardiology, St. Vincent's Medical Center of Richmond, Staten Island, New York 10310.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology