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Sustained ventricular tachycardias

Sustained ventricular tachycardias

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Is a type of:

Rapid heart rate

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Chest

Types of

Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia
Condition

Symptoms

Chest pain
Dizziness
Lightheaded
Loss of consciousness
Low blood pressure
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Sustained ventricular tachycardias
Magnesium sulfate
5
5 reviews
IV magnesium sulfate
Beta blocker
Antiarrhythmic
Calcium channel blocker

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Sustained ventricular tachycardias

Surgery

Catheter ablation
Cardioversion

Medical devices

Defibrillator

Other treatments

Electrolyte replacement fluids

Tests

Ckmb
Troponin I
Electrolytes
Electrocardiogram

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A 48-year old asked:

Any update on treatment for sustained ventricular tachycardias?

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A 35-year old asked:

Can chest pain be a symptom of Sustained ventricular tachycardias?

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A 30-year old male asked:

What is ventricular tachycardia ?

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A 35-year old asked:

How does ventricular tachycardia kill you?

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A 38-year old asked:

whats the life expectency of some one who has ventricular tachycardia?

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A 38-year old asked:

What are the best treatments for an idiopathic ventricular tachycardia?

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A 31-year old asked:

Can ventricular tachycardia cause blackout?

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A 43-year old asked:

What causes pulseless ventricular tachycardia?

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A member asked:

Do people with ventricular tachycardia have a lot of pain?

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A member asked:

Do doctors see a lot of patients with ventricular tachycardia?

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A 30-year old asked:

What's the difference between supraventricular thachycardia and ventricular tachycardia?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Can anterior mitral leaflet redundancy with trivial regurgitation cause ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 69-year old female asked:

Have bronchitis. Up much of night coughing. Should I be flying 4 hrs to Florida tomorrow for week vacation. Also have supra ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

Is supra ventricular tachycardia (svt), a congenital disease or not?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

Is consumption of alcohol (beer, wine) safe with supra-ventricular tachycardia?

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A 30-year old female asked:

All my ecgs show up right ventricular conduction delay, I also have innapropriate sinus tachycardia should I be worried?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old male asked:

I have high blood press and tachycardia. Every time I get EKG it says i have left ventricular hypertrophy but I had Echo which was normal! Why?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old female asked:

My father 70yr ,diagnosed ventricular bigeminy.is it dangerous?can amiodarone help controlling it?treatment options for ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old male asked:

Does coronary artery disease directly cause ventricular tachycardia or is it after heart attacks and damage etc?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 63-year old female asked:

What is left ventricular atrophy ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

What causes a person to have ventricular fibrillation Vfib?

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A 29-year old asked:

How do you stop superventricular tachycardia??

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

My ecg reads that i have aberrant ventricular. What is this?

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A 38-year old asked:

Is supraventricular tachycardia common?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

Is chest pain commonly from tachycardia?

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A 48-year old asked:

How is supraventricular tachycardia treated?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

What are premature ventricular contractions?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

Is supraventricular tachycardia an emergency?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 24-year old female asked:

Can amitiza (lubiprostone) cause tachycardia?

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A 35-year old asked:

Please explain Pre-Ventricular Contractions.?

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