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Muscle twitching from a chest wall tumor presents as pseudo-ventricular tachycardia on ECG.
Case Report (n=1)
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Muscle twitching from an underlying tumor can cause ECG artifact mimicking ventricular tachycardia, emphasizing the need for careful ECG analysis and clinical correlation to prevent unnecessary treatment.
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Horký et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Pseudo-ventricular tachycardia (n=1). A 59-year-old woman's pseudo-ventricular tachycardia on ECG was attributed to muscle twitching from an underlying chest wall tumor, highlighting the need for careful clinical correlation.
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