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2. Ventricular tachycardia - Wikipedia

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   Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a cardiovascular disorder in which fast heart rate occurs in the ventricles of the heart. [3] Although a few seconds of VT may not result in permanent problems, longer periods are dangerous; and multiple episodes over a short period of time are referred to as an electrical storm.

3. List of cardiology mnemonics - Wikipedia

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   Digoxin: Helps slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles). Electrocardioversion: A procedure in which electric currents are used to reset the heart's rhythm back to regular pattern. [3]

4. Wikipedia:Osmosis/Ventricular tachycardia - Wikipedia

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   Ventricular refers to the bottom chambers of the heart, the right and left ventricles, as opposed to the top chambers, the right and left atria. Tachycardia refers to a fast heart rate. Typically, a fast or “tachycardic” heart rate is considered anything above one hundred beats per minute. But ventricular tachycardia’s different than, say ...

5. Re-entry ventricular arrhythmia - Wikipedia

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   The majority of time symptomatic WPW fits the definition of AVRT (Supraventricular tachycardia) however AVNRT (dual AV nodal physiology) exist in ~10% of patients with WPW syndrome creating the possibility of spontaneous atrial fibrillation degenerating into ventricular fibrillation (VF). The fact that WPW patients are young and do not have ...

6. Antiarrhythmic agent - Wikipedia

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   Prevent recurrence of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia; Reduce ventricular rate in patients with atrial fibrillation; V Adenosine; Digoxin; Magnesium sulfate; Work by other or unknown mechanisms Contraindicated in ventricular arrhythmias; Adenosine is used to treat supraventricular tachycardias, especially in heart failure and atrial ...

7. Outline of cardiology - Wikipedia

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   Atrial fibrillation (afib or AF) – Fibrillation of the atria is fairly common and more common with increased age and overall disease of the heart. If the ventricular rate exceeds 100 then the afib is further classified as "afib with RVR" meaning rapid ventricular response. Atrial flutter (AFL) – A re-entrant tachycardia greater than 240 ...

8. Arrhythmia - Wikipedia

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   Fibrillation can affect the atrium (atrial fibrillation) or the ventricle (ventricular fibrillation): ventricular fibrillation is imminently life-threatening. Atrial fibrillation affects the upper chambers of the heart, known as the atria. Atrial fibrillation may be due to serious underlying medical conditions and should be evaluated by a ...

9. Fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   There are two major classes of cardiac fibrillation: atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of atria. It can be a chronic condition, usually treated with anticoagulation and sometimes with conversion to normal sinus rhythm.