title: ECG of the Month: Wide-QRS Tachycardias.
abstract: A 61-year-old man came from out of state to attend a football game. He felt well during the game, but when he stood up to leave, he became dizzy and dyspneic. The symptoms lasted 15 to 20 minutes, and when the paramedics arrived, they diagnosed an idioventricular rhythm and brought the patient to the emergency department where a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded (Figure 1).
authors.affiliation: Professor of Medicine (cardiology) at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: D Luke
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Glancy
authors.affiliation: Practices Cardiology in Tavares, FL.
authors.forename: Theresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D016170:Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019468:Disease Management; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged