Ventricular tachycardia
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| Lead II: rhythm, ventricular tachycardia | |
| ICD-10 | I47.2 |
| ICD-9 | 427.1 |
| DiseasesDB | 13819 |
| MeSH | D017180 |
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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
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Based on Morphology of Complexes | Based on Duration of Episode | Based on Symptoms | Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Ventricular tachycardia from other Disorders
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Test selection guideline for the individual basis | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiography | Ventricular tachycardia ekg examples|EKG Examples]] | Exercise EKG | Chest x-ray | Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy with Pharmacologic Stress | Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy with Thallium | Echocardiography | Exercise Echocardiography | Positron Emission Tomography | Ambulatory ST Segment Monitoring | Electron Beam Tomography | Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Coronary Angiography
Treatment
Electrical Cardioversion / Defibrillation | Antiarrhythmic drug therapy | Surgery | Guidelines in Treatment
Guidelines for Asymptomatic Patients
Landmark Trials
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
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Diseases and Conditions Index
- A history of electrocardiography
- EKG Interpretations in infants and children