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Corpus Journal of Case Reports
[ ISSN : 2833-4388 ]

Atrial Flutter Masquerading As Ventricular Tachycardia, A Case Report

Case Report
Volume 3 - Issue 2 | Article DOI : 10.54026/CJCR/1022

Eyad Alhaj* and Ali Alhaj

Department of Cardiology, Franciscan Hospital, USA

Corresponding Authors

Eyad Alhaj, Department of Cardiology, Franciscan Hospital, 3500 Franciscan Way Michigan City, IN 46360, USA. Phone: 513-2273354

Keywords

Arrythmia; Cardiomyopathy; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Stroke; Heart Failure; Coronary Artery Disease; Echocardiography

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Received : April 15, 2022
Published : April 29, 2022

Abstract

We describe a challenging case of atrial flutter presenting as wide-complex tachycardia suspicious for ventricular tachycardia and intractable acute congestive heart failure with features of cardiogenic shock; electrophysiology study proved to be helpful in reaching the diagnosis, ablation therapy was key in reversing the course of the disease.