57-year old man with ROSC following VF arrest. Interpret the ECG.
Describe and interpret this ECG
ECG ANSWER and INTERPRETATION
Main Abnormalities
This patient had suffered a cardiac arrest in the context of severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome.
(NB. ~1/3 of patients with HOCM will have some evidence of WPW on their ECG).
Can you guess what happened next?
The patient had a further TdP cardiac arrest!
This was treated with IV magnesium and potassium, with restoration of sinus rhythm.
This interesting case is discussed in Cardiovascular Curveball 003
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