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A 62-year male with past history of myocardial infarction came with palpitations. The 12-lead ECG of this
patient during the episode (shown below) is a classical example of ventricular tachycardia. Findings: 1.Tachycardia;
2. AV dissociation (seen in lead 1);3. Atypical LBBB- notching in QS waveform in lead V1, presence of q waves in
lead V5 and V6, QRS duration >160ms, rightward QRS axis;Lead aVR criteria (Vereckei algorithm +ve);; Lead II
ciriteria (Pava’s algorithm +ve); Brugada algorithm +ve; Basel’s algorithm +ve
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