Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is when the lower chamber of the heart beats too fast to pump efficiently. This reduces the amount of oxygenated blood the rest of the body receives. VT is a ...

Pulseless ventricular tachycardia occurs when an abnormally rapid heart rate originating in the heart’s lower chambers makes a pulse undetectable. Emergency cardiac defibrillation is usually necessary ...

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Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, a type of arrhythmia, can cause short episodes of rapid heart rate and related symptoms. It usually doesn’t affect life expectancy, but treatment can help you ...

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a heart condition that begins in the lower chambers of the heart. It causes the heart to beat very quickly at a rate of over 100 beats per minute. Symptoms of VT ...

A new multicenter trial has used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally rapid heart rhythm that is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death worldwide. A first ...

The distinctive histopathological feature of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is the loss of right ventricular myocardium and the substitution of fibrous and fatty tissue. Panel ...