Unusual Arrhythmias

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Do Mahaim Arrhythmias Cause Mayhem in the Lab?

02/01/2015

Diane Augustine, RN, CCRN¹, Lynn Butner, RN, CCRN¹, William DeForge, PhD², Michael Pittaro, MSC, MD³

¹Staff nurse at Norwalk Hospital, Cardiac Vascular Lab;
²St. Jude Medical, Field Clinical Engineer; ³Director of Cardiac EP, Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield Co. at Norwalk Hospital

Norwalk, Connecticut

Diane Augustine, RN, CCRN1, Lynn Butn...

Mahaim fibers can lead to wide complex tachycardias with a LBBB pattern that are amenable to RF ablation. This type of arrhythmia should be suspected when the presenting ECG reflects wide complex tachycardia and a left bundle branch pattern.

Mahaim fibers can lead to wide...

02/01/2015

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