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Conversion of supraventricular tachycardia with adenosine administration

Conversion of supraventricular tachycardia with adenosine administration
Electrocardiogram during conversion of supraventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm with administration of adenosine. During tachycardia at a rate of 230 beats/min, there is a normal-appearing QRS complex without a delta wave (no ventricular preexcitation), and there is no distinct P wave. After conversion to sinus rhythm, there is a short PR interval (80 milliseconds) and wide up-sloping QRS complex (90 milliseconds) representing ventricular preexcitation, indicative of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
Reproduced with permission from: MacDonald MG, Mullett MD, Seshia MMK. Avery's Neonatology Pathophysiology & Management of the Newborn, 6th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. Copyright © 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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