Key result
Intravenous adenosine administered as a rapid 12 mg bolus resulted in sudden termination of the wide complex tachycardia.
Case Report (n=1)
Intravenous adenosine can successfully terminate Mahaim tachycardia presenting as wide complex tachycardia with LBBB morphology.
A 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with palpitations and breathlessness. ECG recordings demonstrated a wide complex tachycardia with left bundle branch block (LBBB) morphology. A rhythm strip (lead II) is shown. Retrograde P waves are visible after each QRS complex (grey arrow). Intravenous adenosine was administered as a rapid 12 mg bolus, resulting in sudden termination of the tachycardia …
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Timothy R. Betts (2006) conducted a case report in Mahaim tachycardia (n=1). Intravenous adenosine was evaluated on Termination of tachycardia. Intravenous adenosine administered as a rapid 12 mg bolus resulted in sudden termination of the wide complex tachycardia.
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