Ventricular tachycardia

Ventricular tachycardia
Lead II: rhythm, ventricular tachycardia

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2], Avirup Guha, M.B.B.S.[3]

Synonyms and keywords: V tach; tachycardia - ventricular; VT

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Treatment

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External Links

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Diseases and Conditions Index