Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a type of tachycardia, or a rapid heart beat, that starts in the bottom chambers of the heart, called the ventricles. The ventricles are the main pumping chambers of the heart. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to ventricular fibrillation, asystole, and sudden death. ==C...
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(from the article `cardiovascular disease`) ...into an arrhythmia. Reentry mechanisms are important components of ventricular arrhythmias and may be as simple as a premature ventricular beat ...
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<cardiology> Abnormal accelerated ventricular rhythm with a usual rate of 150-200 beats per minute. ... Because ventricular tachycardia originates in the ventricle, it appears as a wide complex rhythm on ECG. A potentially unstable rhythm that may result in fainting, low blood pressure, shock or sudden death. ... Ventricular tachycardia has t...
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an abnormally rapid ventricular rhythm with aberrant ventricular excitation, characterized by at least three consecutive ventricular complexes of more than 100 beats per minute. It is generated within the ventricle and is most often associated with atrioventricular dissociation.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. paroxysmal tachycardia originating in an ectopic focus in the ventricle.
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Ventricular tachycardia: An abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle, one of the lower chambers of the heart. Although the beat is regular, ventricular tachycardia is life-threatening because it can lead to a dreaded condition, ventricular fibrillation. In ventricular fibrillation, the ventricles beat rapidly in a chaotic, pur...
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Abnormal condition wherein damaged or diseased heart muscle within a ventricle begins contracting on its own, which it normally does not do.
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a condition in which the ventricles beat very quickly.
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An arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeat) in the ventricle characterized by a very fast heartbeat.
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