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Types of ResourcesVentricular tachycardia (VT) is a rapid, regular heart rate that originates with abnormal electrical signals in the ventricles (lower chambers of the heart). The fast heart beats can occur in short bursts, or they may last longer than 30 seconds. VT is a serious arrhythmia that can cause a sudden fall in blood pressure and may cause loss of consciousness known as syncope (fainting). Without prompt medical treatment, ventricular tachycardia may worsen into ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest.
Symptoms
- Weakness
- Fluttering feeling in the chest
- Sensation of your heart beating out of rhythm
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Lightheadedness or dizziness (pre-syncope)
- Feelings a racing or skipping heart.
Diagnosis
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter monitoring
- Exercise stress test
- Event recorder
- Magnetic source smaging
- Tilt-table Test
- Electrophysiology (EP) study
Treatment
- Medication by mouth or injections to slow the heart rate
- Procedures such as cardioversion, defibrillation, catheter ablation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Devices such as a cardiac monitor or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Erlanger Cardiology
Erlanger Medical Mall
979 East 3rd Street
Suite C-520
Chattanooga, TN 37403
423-778-5661