Palpitations in a 64-year-old man.

Palpitations in a 19-year old man and a slow heart rate at rest

A 19-year-old young man presents in your outpatient clinic with a history of palpitations. He had had one episode a few weeks ago but that episode terminated spontaneously. Another, more recent episode, had to be terminated in the hospital. His medical history is unremarkable and his family history reveals a pacemaker implant at age 42 in his mother’s brother. Physical examination reveals no ab...

Self-assessment corner Palpitations in a 43-year-old man

Capture and fusion beats during atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.

Two patients were presented, and two previously unreported observations were made. Patient 1, a 50 year old man with episodic palpitations and dizziness for 10 years, exhibited initiation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) by atrial fibrillation (AF). Patient 2, a 43 year old woman with a structurally normal heart but recurrent palpitations for one year, demonstrated fusion and capture ...

CASE REPORT Capture and fusion beats during atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia

Two patients were presented, and two previously unreported observations were made. Patient 1, a 50 year old man with episodic palpitations and dizziness for 10 years, exhibited initiation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) by atrial fibrillation (AF). Patient 2, a 43 year old woman with a structurally normal heart but recurrent palpitations for one year, demonstrated fusion and capture ...

Letter by Jin-shan and Xue-bin Regarding Article, "Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation in a 29-Year-Old Man".

A 29-year-old man with a recent history of cardiac arrest and placement of an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD) presented with palpitations and defibrillation shocks. Five months earlier, he had experienced ventricular fibrillation (VF) while seated at his desk job. After resuscitation, an extensive diagnostic evaluation for the etiology of his arrest was undertaken, including left heart ca...