Ventricular tachycardia: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
Created page with "'''Ventricular tachycardia''' (VT, or V-tach) is a potentially life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia which is most commonly a complication of ischaemic heart disease, but it can also occur due to electrolyte disturbances (most importantly hypokalaemia), myocarditis, and prolonged QT. It’s a wide QRS complex tachycardia that’s defined as 3 or more consecutive ventricular beats at a frequency of > 100/min. == Classif..." |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
** Pulseless VT – VT which does not produce a palpable pulse in the patient’s carotids | ** Pulseless VT – VT which does not produce a palpable pulse in the patient’s carotids | ||
** VT with pulse – VT which does produce a palpable pulse | ** VT with pulse – VT which does produce a palpable pulse | ||
== Clinical features == | == Clinical features == | ||
| Line 30: | Line 29: | ||
[[Beta blockers]] are important in preventing [[sudden cardiac death]] in people who’ve had symptomatic VT. Patients who’ve had symptomatic VT should also be evaluated for an <abbr>[[Implantable cardioverter defibrillator|ICD]]</abbr>. | [[Beta blockers]] are important in preventing [[sudden cardiac death]] in people who’ve had symptomatic VT. Patients who’ve had symptomatic VT should also be evaluated for an <abbr>[[Implantable cardioverter defibrillator|ICD]]</abbr>. | ||
[[Category:Cardiology]] | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||