First, the standard 12-lead ECG is a 10-second strip. The bottom one or two lines will be a full “rhythm strip” of a specific lead, spanning the whole 10 seconds of the ECG. Other leads will ...

ECG Challenge: Sudden Palpitations and Shortness of Breath A 56-year-old patient with cardiomyopathy lands in the emergency department with shortness of breath and a rapid heart rate. What does ...

All other characteristics of VT apply; this includes the presence of atrioventricular dissociation, as seen in the ECG and strip below, and the Brugada Criteria. An idioventricular rhythm is ...

ECG Challenge: What's Causing This Long Pause? An older woman visits the hospital after fainting, and telemetry shows long pauses in her heart's rhythms. What does the ECG show?