Ventricular tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年3月6日 · Ventricular tachycardia is a type of irregular heartbeat, called an arrhythmia. It starts in the lower chambers of the heart, called the ventricles. This condition also may be called V-tach or VT. A healthy heart typically beats about 60 to 100 times a minute at rest.
Ventricular Tachycardia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2022年6月12日 · Ventricular tachycardia is an abnormal heart rhythm that happens when you have abnormal electrical signals in your heart’s lower chambers (ventricles). These keep normal heartbeat signals from getting through and make your heart beat so fast that it can’t pump enough blood to your body.
Ventricular Tachycardia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment - WebMD
2024年2月15日 · Ventricular tachycardia causes your heart to beat too fast. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Ventricular tachycardia - Wikipedia
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a cardiovascular disorder in which fast heart rate occurs in the ventricles of the heart. [3] .
Ventricular tachycardia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年3月6日 · Ventricular tachycardia that lasts longer than 30 seconds, called sustained V-tach, needs emergency medical treatment. Sustained V-tach may sometimes lead to sudden cardiac death. The goals of ventricular tachycardia treatment are to: Slow a rapid heartbeat. Prevent future episodes of a fast heartbeat.
Ventricular Tachycardia - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Ventricular tachycardia (VT or V-tach) is a type of abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia. It occurs when the lower chamber of the heart beats too fast to pump well and the body doesn't receive enough oxygenated blood.
Ventricular Tachycardia: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis - Healthline
2023年4月11日 · Ventricular tachycardia (v-tach or VT) is a very fast heart rhythm that begins in the ventricles. The condition most commonly affects people who have heart disorders, such as coronary artery...
Ventricular Tachycardia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年7月30日 · Explain the pathophysiologic basis of ventricular tachycardia. Summarize the differential diagnoses of ventricular tachycardia. Describe the evaluation and management of patients presenting with ventricular tachycardia.
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) - Cardiovascular Disorders - Merck …
Ventricular tachycardia is ≥ 3 consecutive ventricular beats at a rate ≥ 120 beats/minute. Symptoms depend on duration and vary from none to palpitations to hemodynamic collapse and death. Diagnosis is by electrocardiography. Treatment of more than brief episodes is with cardioversion or antiarrhythmics, depending on symptoms.
Ventricular Tachycardia - Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
Ventricular tachycardia is a heart rhythm that originates in the ventricles (lower chambers of the heart) and produces a heart rate of at least 120 beats per minute (the normal heart rate is usually between 60 and 100 beats per minute).