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What does the medical abbreviation VT mean?
Ventricular tachycardiaventricular tachycardia
What are the major types of arrhythmia?
Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular tachycardia, Ventricular fibrillation, Supraventricular tachycardia
What does the medical abbreviation SVT mean?
Supra-Ventricular TachycardiaSupraventricular Tachycardia
What does the medical abbreviation PSVT mean?
Paroxysmal Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia
What is the prognosis for ventricular tachycardia?
With appropriate drug or surgical treatment, ventricular tachycardia can be controlled in most people.
What is the physiology of ventricular tachycardia?
A rapid heart rate can originate in either the left or right ventricle. Ventricular tachycardia which lasts more than 30 seconds is referred to as sustained ventricular tachycardia
What does the medical abbreviation v-tach mean?
V tach stands for ventricular tachycardia.
How can I tell if I have ventricular tachycardia?
There are certain symptoms of ventricular tachycardia that can help physicians diagnose it including palpitations and dizziness. You should see a doctor.
How can ventricular tachycardia be prevented?
A person susceptible to sustained ventricular tachycardia often has a small abnormal area in the ventricles that is the source of the trigger event.
What effect does atropine have on heart rate?
Ventricular fibrillation, and supraventricular or ventricular tachycardia.
What is the medical term meaning Rapid but regular atrial or ventricular contractions?
The medical term for rapid but regular atrial or ventricular contractions is tachycardia.
What is ventricular tachycardia?
As an individual having had SVT since birth I have grown to understand this as an inexplicable, rapid increase in heart rate. There are possible contributary factors such as high fat diet and alcohol but mine seems to be triggered posturally (when i bend over or jump). The heart will jump from resting to 200bpm in a blink of an eye and may last for anything from 5 seconds to 60 minutes (for me). Treatment can be digoxin which cures arhythmias. Other symptoms of SVT include palor, sweat, shortness of breath and dizzyness. Thought to be a chronic condition although having spoken to several doctors about it, there doesnt seem to be a definite answer as to why it happens.
