ECG of the month. Short circuit. Ventricular preexcitation.
A 28-year-old man presented to the ER with ill-defined, intermittent, left anterior thoracic pain for about 1 week. The patient was taking insulin to control his type I diabetes mellitus. The 12-lead tracing shown below was recorded during his short stay in the ER.
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Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Thomason General Hospital in El Paso, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology