Concerning heart palpitations one year on from a major myocardial infarction

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Concerning heart palpitations one year on from a major myocardial infarction

Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis

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Cardiologist Chris Ellis reviews the assessment and management of a patient who presents with tachycardia one year after he was hospitalised with a myocardial
infarction and had a coronary artery bypass graft operation

Key points, Several ECG features can help confirm a diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia, but if doubt exists about the origin of a broad complex tachycardia, it