Spontaneous Pothole Cardioversion of a Wide Complex Tachycardia.

Freeman, Wilbur K; Freeman, Katelyn R; Abuissa, Hussam S

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.03.032

Acute cardiology

Spontaneous Pothole Cardioversion of a Wide Complex Tachycardia.

Wilbur K Freeman, Katelyn R Freeman, Hussam S Abuissa

JACC: Case Reports · 2020-05-27 · Case report

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Abstract

External mechanical forces, if properly timed and of sufficient energy, have rarely been reported to convert tachyarrhythmias to sinus rhythm. We report a case of a patient with a wide-complex tachycardia that spontaneously converted to sinus rhythm after an ambulance ran over a pothole during emergency transport to the hospital. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).