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Assoc Prof Harry Mond
December 17, 2024
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This week we had a Holter monitor recording reported as complete heart block. For obvious reasons this can be a serious diagnosis, but the reporting cardiologist felt it was Wenckebach sequences and requested a review.
Wenckebach sequences almost always have a generous pause at the termination of a sequence.
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In the above example, the blocked P wave extends the R to R interval from about 1000 ms to 1900 ms.
Sometimes this interval is shorter when the preceding PR interval becomes very long and the blocked P wave occurs immediately following the previous T wave.
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Can the pause disappear?
In the following tracing, there is no pause because the blocked P wave is concealed within the QRS of the previous beat. which has a very long PR interval (or is it a junctional escape beat?).
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July 16, 2026
I came upon these ECG tracings of ventricular tachycardia from a Holter study in a 79-year old asymptomatic female. What do you think?
July 9, 2026
No tricks. Just a selection of tracings from a Holter study.Look at each one carefully, use calipers, arrows and highlight and write down your conclusions.
July 2, 2026
I came across these two tracings from the same patient during Holter reporting. Do you agree with the reported diagnoses?
