To the Editor: We read with interest the article titled “Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Late Onset Pompe Disease and ERT” by Forsha et al. 1. Ninety patients were randomized 2:1 to enzyme replacement ...

TO THOSE with extensive electrocardiographic experience, especially if it includes a large proportion of young adults, the finding of the pattern of a short PR interval and a prolonged QRS complex ...

The diagnosis is sinus tachycardia, short PR interval (enhanced AV conduction), and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The rhythm is regular at a rate of 100 beats/min. A P wave occurs before each QRS ...

2. Short PR interval and delta waves consistent with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome Explanation: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome occurs when a person is born with an "accessory pathway" that can ...

There is regular rhythm at a rate of 42 beats/min. The first five QRS complexes are wide (0.14 sec), and no P waves are seen before or after these QRS complexes; however there appears to be a P wave ...

The first heart sound (S1) results from the closing of the mitral and tricuspid valves. The sound produced by the closure of the mitral valve is termed M1, and the sound produced by closure of the ...

A RECENT review of experience with the syndrome of short PR interval and abnormal ventricular complex occurring in otherwise healthy persons prone to paroxysmal tachycardia disclosed that a third of ...