We report a case of an elderly male with Parkinson's tremor whose electrocardiogram (ECG) simulated atrial flutter/fibrillation. We also highlight the difficulty in correctly identifying a tremor-induced ECG artifacts due to the diverse range of possible electrocardiographic patterns presented by patients with this condition.
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Indian Heart J
June 2011
Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore, India.
We report a case of an elderly male with Parkinson's tremor whose electrocardiogram (ECG) simulated atrial flutter/fibrillation. We also highlight the difficulty in correctly identifying a tremor-induced ECG artifacts due to the diverse range of possible electrocardiographic patterns presented by patients with this condition.
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