Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

A case of Ventricular Tachycardia with comorbidities

Dr Amandeep Singh Kaloti

Abstract :

 Ventricular tachycardia (V–tach or VT) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises from improper electrical activity in the ventricles of the

heart. Although a few seconds may not result in problems, longer periods are dangerous. Short periods may occur without symptoms or present
with lightheadedness, palpitations, or chest pain. Ventricular tachycardia may result in cardiac arrest and turn into ventricular fiillation.
Ventricular tachycardia is found initially in about 7% of people in cardiac arrest. Ventricular tachycardia can occur due to coronary heart disease,
aortic stenosis, cardiomyopathy, electrolyte problems, or a heart attack. Diagnosis is by an electrocardiogram (ECG) showing a rate of greater than
120 bpm and at least three wide QRS complexes in a row. It is classified as non–sustained versus sustained based on whether or not it lasts less than
or more than 30 seconds. The term "ventricular tachycardias" refers to the group of irregular heartbeats that includes ventricular tachycardia,
ventricular fiillation, and torsades de pointes. Here I present a case of a patient having monomorphic ventricular tachycardia who was treated and
discharged in a satisfactory condition. The patient had a few comorbidities also like COPD, Diabetes Mellitus Type2, coronary artery disease,
thyrotoxicosis.

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Dr Amandeep Singh Kaloti, A case of Ventricular Tachycardia with comorbidities, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018


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