Cause Of Ventricular Tachycardia
Health Encyclopedia: Ventricular Tachycardia
Wide-complex tachycardia; V tach; Tachycardia - ventricular
Treatment
Treatment varies with the symptoms, the situation, and the underlying cardiac disorder. No treatment may be required in some cases.
Ventricular tachycardia may become an emergency situation and may be require
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Health Guide
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular tachycardia is a rapid heart beat initiated within the ventricles, characterized by 3 or more consecutive premature ventricular beats. Alternative Names ... Read more »Ventricular tachycardia
...disorders, correction of blood chemistries, and correction of underlying heart diseases may prevent ventricular tachycardia. Read more »Ventricular tachycardia
...Symptoms may start and stop suddenly. In some cases, there are no symptoms. Signs and tests Ventricular tachycardia can occur in episodes during which the person will have a rapid pulse... Read more »Arrhythmias
...with radiofrequency ablation, eliminating the need for lifelong drug therapy. Increasingly, most ventricular tachycardias are treated with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). As... Read more »Heart Pacemakers and ICD's Patient Guide
...hearts. Patients may be survivors of cardiac arrest caused by ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT or VF), heart rhythm disorders that originate in the ventricles . VT or VF patients may... Read more »Images
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