EGM Challenge with the Experts-EGM Challenge with the Experts

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This session focused on analyzing complex cardiac cases with a panel of cardiologists. The moderator introduced the session with jokes to set a light-hearted tone. Participants were encouraged to use QR codes for voting on questions related to electrocardiogram (ECG) tracings presented in the cases. The aim was to develop critical thinking skills related to reading these tracings, rather than simply finding the correct answers.<br /><br />A series of ECG scenarios were presented, each requiring a diagnosis or an opinion on the cardiac conduction pathways involved. Panelists discussed potential diagnoses for conditions like narrow complex tachycardia and wide complex ventricular rhythms. These discussions included considerations of artifacts, bundle branch reentry, accessory pathways, and atrial ventricular nodal physiology. The panel debated the presence of phenomena such as phase three and phase four block, emphasizing the complexities of discerning certain conditions from singular beats.<br /><br />Throughout the cases, the panel used terminology familiar to those experienced in cardiology while explaining the process of differential diagnosis. The session culminated with interactive discussions, encouraging attendees to engage with the complexities of cardiac electrophysiology and the nuances of ECG interpretation.

Keywords

cardiac cases

cardiologists

ECG tracings

critical thinking

narrow complex tachycardia

wide complex ventricular rhythms

differential diagnosis

cardiac electrophysiology

ECG interpretation