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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Ventricular tachycardia''' ('''V-tach''' or '''VT''') is a [[tachycardia]], or fast heart rhythm that originates in one of the [[left ventricle|ventricles]] of the [[heart]]. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to [[ventricular fibrillation]] and [[sudden cardiac death|sudden death]]. | '''Ventricular tachycardia''' ('''V-tach''' or '''VT''') is a [[tachycardia]], or fast heart rhythm that originates in one of the [[left ventricle|ventricles]] of the [[heart]]. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to [[ventricular fibrillation]] and [[sudden cardiac death|sudden death]]. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
[[Ventricular tachycardia classification#1. Classification Based Upon Morphology of Complexes|Based on Morphology of Complexes]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#2. Classification Based Upon Duration of Episode|Based on Duration of Episode]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#3. Classification Based Upon Symptoms|Based on Symptoms]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#1. Classification Based Upon Morphology of Complexes|Based on Morphology of Complexes]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#2. Classification Based Upon Duration of Episode|Based on Duration of Episode]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#3. Classification Based Upon Symptoms|Based on Symptoms]] | ||
==[[Ventricular tachycardia pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ==[[Ventricular tachycardia pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ||
==[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis|Diagnosis]]== | ==[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis|Diagnosis]]== | ||
===[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis#EKG Findings|Electrocardiogram findings]]=== | ===[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis#EKG Findings|Electrocardiogram findings]]=== | ||
===[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis#Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Ventricular Tachycardia|Differential diagnosis]]=== | ===[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis#Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Ventricular Tachycardia|Differential diagnosis]]=== | ||
==[[Ventricular tachycardia treatment|Treatment]]== | ==[[Ventricular tachycardia treatment|Treatment]]== | ||
==[[Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia]]== | ==[[Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia]]== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 15 September 2011
| Ventricular tachycardia | |
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| Lead II: rhythm, ventricular tachycardia | |
| ICD-10 | I47.2 |
| ICD-9 | 427.1 |
| DiseasesDB | 13819 |
| MeSH | D017180 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a tachycardia, or fast heart rhythm that originates in one of the ventricles of the heart. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to ventricular fibrillation and sudden death.
Classification
Based on Morphology of Complexes | Based on Duration of Episode | Based on Symptoms
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis
Electrocardiogram findings
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia
External Links
- ECGpedia: Course for interpretation of ECG
- The whole ECG - A basic ECG primer
- 12-lead ECG library
- Simulation tool to demonstrate and study the relation between the electric activity of the heart and the ECG
- ECG information from Children's Hospital Heart Center, Seattle
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Diseases and Conditions Index
- A history of electrocardiography
- EKG Interpretations in infants and children
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