Editorial
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Cardiol. May 26, 2011; 3(5): 127-134
Published online May 26, 2011. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v3.i5.127
Table 2 Differential diagnosis of tachycardia with a typical left bundle branch block QRS morphology
ArrhythmiaECG and clinical features
SVT with fixed left bundle branch blockLBBB present on baseline ECG
QRS during tachycardia usually an identical match
SVT with functional LBBB aberrancyMost often due to orthodromic AVRT
At rapid rates, QRS alternans may be present
Atriofascicular antidromic tachycardiaPreexcitation may be minimal or absent during sinus rhythm
Late QRS transition, leftward axis common
Frequently coexists with other accessory pathways or AV nodal reentry
SVT with bystander atriofascicular accessory pathwayAccessory pathway does not participate in reentrant circuit of orthodromic AVRT, AVNRT, or atrial tachycardias (including atrial fibrillation and flutter)
Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardiaAssociated with acquired structural heart disease (cardiomyopathy, valvular disease)
Prolonged PR interval and nonspecific IVCD often present during sinus rhythm