Abstract

Broad complex tachycardia; never judge abook by its cover.

Highlights

  • A 69-year-old male presented to the emergency department with broad complex tachycardia (Fig. 1)

  • He had been diagnosed with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy with complete left bundle branch block (LBBB) and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 20% ten years earlier, for which he received cardiac resynchronisation therapy with defibrillator function (CRTD)

  • He was a good responder with LVEF improving to 49% and functioning in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I

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Summary

Introduction

Accepted: 8 September 2020 / Published online: 2 October 2020 A 69-year-old male presented to the emergency department with broad complex tachycardia (Fig. 1). He had been diagnosed with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy with complete left bundle branch block (LBBB) and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 20% ten years earlier, for which he received cardiac resynchronisation therapy with defibrillator function (CRTD).

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