Skip to main content
Netherlands Heart Journal logoLink to Netherlands Heart Journal
. 2011 Jun 18;19(7-8):357–358. doi: 10.1007/s12471-011-0169-2

A young man with near-syncope

C van der Werf 1,2,, P G Postema 1
PMCID: PMC3144334  PMID: 21688036

Question

A 28-year-old male patient with an unremarkable medical history presented to our emergency department shortly after experiencing an episode of palpitations and near-syncope. The complaints had started at rest and he had never experienced similar complaints before. His physical examination was normal and his ECG is shown in Fig. 1. How would you describe his ECG? What is your differential diagnosis? Would you admit this patient?

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Twelve-lead electrocardiogram upon presentation (25 mm/s, 10 mm/mV)

Answer

You will find the answer elsewhere in this issue.


Articles from Netherlands Heart Journal are provided here courtesy of Springer

RESOURCES