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01-02-2011 | Rhythm Puzzle - Answer
Answer to the Rhythm Puzzle
Authors:
A. Erol-Yilmaz, S. Westra, J. L. R. M Smeets
Published in:
Netherlands Heart Journal
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Issue 2/2011
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Excerpt
The ECG (electrocardiography) shows a sinus bradycardia of 42 beats/min, a horizontal electrical heart axis and a narrow QRS complex. The second to fourth QRS complex is preceded by a P wave with a variation in the PQ time. The PQ time in the second QRS complex is 220 ms, in the third 200 ms and the fourth 140 ms. No P wave precedes the fifth QRS complex. In the sixth QRS complex, the P wave is incorporated in the S wave of the QRS complex. This pattern is suggestive for isorhythmic dissociation. …