Ventricular tachycardia is a type of irregular heartbeat, called an arrhythmia. It starts in the lower chambers of the heart, called the ventricles.
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How serious is ventricular tachycardia?
Ventricular tachycardia episodes may be brief and last only a few seconds without causing harm. But episodes lasting more than a few seconds, called sustained V-tach , can be life-threatening. Sometimes ventricular tachycardia can cause all heart activity to stop. This complication is called sudden cardiac arrest.
How long can a person live with ventricular tachycardia?
Irregular heart rhythms like V-tach or ventricular fibrillation – if left untreated – can have a high risk of death of about 20% within two years.
What is the best treatment for ventricular tachycardia?
Cardioversion. This treatment is generally done when emergency care is needed for a long-lasting episode of ventricular tachycardia. Cardioversion uses quick, low-energy shocks to reset the heart rhythm. It's also possible to do cardioversion with medicines.
Mar 6, 2024
What does it mean when you have ventricular tachycardia?
What is ventricular tachycardia? Ventricular tachycardia (VT or V-tach) is a type of abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia. It occurs when the lower chamber of the heart beats too fast to pump well and the body doesn't receive enough oxygenated blood.
Ventricular tachycardia is an abnormal heart rhythm that happens when you have abnormal electrical signals in your heart's lower chambers (ventricles).
What are the symptoms of ventricular tachycardia? · Chest pain · Dizziness · Fainting (syncope) · Shortness of breath · Cardiac arrest ...
Mar 6, 2024 · Ventricular tachycardia: When a rapid heartbeat is life-threatening.
A 12-lead ECG in sinus rhythm helps diagnose the underlying cause of ventricular tachycardia, e.g., myocardial ischemia/infarction, long QT syndrome, ...
Feb 15, 2024 · Ventricular tachycardia is a type of arrhythmia, or irregular heart rhythm. Sometimes called VT or V-tach, it's an unusually fast heartbeat ...
To diagnose VT, recording of the heart rhythm is needed. You may need an electrocardiogram (ECG). This test records your heart rate and rhythm. Your provider ...
Below is an ECG strip of a patient with VT. See the PP interval when in sinus rhythm then march out the P waves within the wide QRS complex to find the AV ...
Dec 5, 2017 · Ventricular tachycardia (VT) refers to any rhythm faster than 100 (or 120) beats/min arising distal to the bundle of His. It is the most common ...
A definitive diagnosis of VT requires the demonstration of ventriculoatrial dissociation (ie ventricular activation that is independent of atrial activity).
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