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== Summary == | |||
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|Description = This is an interesting set of tracings, as it shows the effect of adenosine on AV conduction, but in addition the effect on atrial refractoriness. | |||
The first tracing is clearly atrial flutter with an atrial rate of 270/min, and a ventricular rate of 135/min. The second recording shows much faster atrial activity (Note the distance between the turquoise arrows and the yellow arrows which mark out 3 atrial cycles). The second tracing is either atrial fibrillation (a know result of adenosine) or a faster atrial flutter (type II flutter) with variable block. Both of these effects could be seen as a result of the decrease in the atrial refractory period by the stimulation of the adenosine. | |||
|Category = [[Case_reports_from_Michael_Rosengarten|Case reports by Michael Rosengarten]] | |||
|Source = EKG World Encyclopedia http://cme.med.mcgill.ca/php/index.php , courtesy of Michael Rosengarten BEng, MD.McGill | |||
|Date = 2012 | |||
|Author = Michael Rosengarten BEng, MD.McGill | |||
|Permission = {{by-nc-sa-3.0}} | |||
|other_versions = None | |||
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