…periods of rapid ventricular rate (Table 1). Children and healthy adults may also develop tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy (Gopinnathair et al). Long term prognosis is excellent…

…but the heart rate exceeds 100 beats per minute. Although sinus tachycardia is the most common tachyarrhythmia, it may not always be straightforward to diagnose…

Cardiology Introduction Ventricular tachycardia (VT) represents a complex and potentially lethal spectrum of cardiac arrhythmias that remains a formidable challenge in contemporary cardiovascular medicine. As…

…affected (i.e reduced) in virtually all cases. Ventricular tachycardia causes immense strain on the ventricular myocardium, simultaneously as the cause of the arrhythmia already…

…AVNRT is caused by reentry in the atrioventricular (AV) node Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is caused by a re entry within the atrioventricular node…

…that a tachyarrhythmia is established. Pacemaker mediated tachycardia on ECG Pacemaker beats are mostly easy to recognize on the ECG. Pacemaker stimulation generates a stimulation…

Info Antiarrhythmic drugs and management of ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation This manual presents recommendations for the management of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT, VF). It is primarily…

…complex. Brugada's algorithm If there is no RS complex in any chest lead (V1–V6) a diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia can be made. Otherwise…

…instead as an ectopic atrial rhythm (EAR) . Ectopic atrial tachycardia (EAT) most commonly occurs in individuals with underlying structural or electrical heart disease. Less frequently…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology ECG Rhythms arising near the atrioventricular node: junctional rhythm (escape rhythm) and junctional tachycardia In this article, you will learn about rhythms…