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** 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
Polymorphic VT is more commonly seen with acute ischaemia, while monomorphic VT is more commonly seen with structural heart disease or myocardial scarring following infarction.


== Clinical features ==
== Clinical features ==