Amin Hussein S
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chair of Medical Education Research and Development, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Nov 15;8(11):3736-3738. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_793_19. eCollection 2019 Nov.
Tachycardia is one of the most common presentations in medical practice. In most cases, it could be attributed to emotional problems, anemia, or thyroid disorders. A 16-year-old female visited primary care clinics with the complaints of palpitation for years and initially diagnosed as a case of anxiety or stress. Her condition worsened and became more symptomatic over the last few months for which investigations were done. A provisional diagnosis of pre-excitation syndrome, Lown-Ganong-Syndrome, was made. This was based on short PR interval in ECG and an attack of supraventricular tachycardia and another attack of brief atrial fibrillation in addition to the family history of her mother of having pre-excitation abnormality. She was sent to electrophysiological study where no concealed accessory pathway was confirmed, and the diagnosis of inappropriate sinus tachycardia was the final diagnosis and medical treatment was initiated.
心动过速是医疗实践中最常见的症状之一。在大多数情况下,它可能归因于情绪问题、贫血或甲状腺疾病。一名16岁女性因心悸多年就诊于基层医疗诊所,最初被诊断为焦虑或压力所致。在过去几个月里,她的病情恶化且症状加重,因此进行了相关检查。初步诊断为预激综合征,即洛恩-甘农综合征。这是基于心电图上PR间期缩短、室上性心动过速发作以及一次短暂房颤发作,此外她母亲有预激异常的家族史。她被送去进行电生理检查,未证实存在隐匿性旁路,最终诊断为不适当窦性心动过速并开始进行药物治疗。