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Ventricular tachycardia

Ventricular tachycardia: Introduction

Ventricular tachycardia: A condition which is characterized by a fast heart beat originates from the ventricles. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ventricular tachycardia is available below.

Symptoms of Ventricular tachycardia

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Ventricular tachycardia: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Ventricular tachycardia

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Medical Textbooks Online about Ventricular tachycardia

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Misdiagnosis and Ventricular tachycardia

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the conditions which may be ...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal. It should be considered for any...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack, whereas there are various...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the symptoms of...read more »

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Hospitals & Clinics: Ventricular tachycardia

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Ventricular tachycardia: Rare Types

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Causes of Ventricular tachycardia

• Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
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See full list of 6 causes of Ventricular tachycardia

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Ventricular tachycardia

Medical research articles related to Ventricular tachycardia include:

• Percutaneous (non-thoracoscopic) epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia
• Incidence of and outcomes associated with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
• Left cardiac sympathetic denervation for catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.
• Fish-oil supplementation in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a meta-analysis
• Remote monitoring for implantable cardiac devices
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Videos for Ventricular tachycardia

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Reseach about Ventricular tachycardia

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Clinical Trials for Ventricular tachycardia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Ventricular tachycardia include:

• Double Blind Placebo Controlled Dose Ranging Study of the Efficacy and Safety of ssr149744c 100 or 300 mg for the Prevention of ventrICular ARrhythmia-Triggered Icd interventiOnS (ICARIOS) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - SSR149744C
• DATAS: The Dual Chamber & Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Adverse Events Study - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• SMS: Substrate Modification Study in Patients Getting an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• MAVRIC VR ICD Registry - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• INSIGHTS ICD Registry - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
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See full list of 39 Clinical Trials for Ventricular tachycardia

Ventricular tachycardia: Broader Related Topics

• Arrhythmias
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Definitions of Ventricular tachycardia:

An abnormally rapid ventricular rhythm with wide QRS complexes, usually in excess of 150 per minute. It is generated within the ventricle, below the BUNDLE OF HIS, and is most commonly associated with atrioventricular dissociation. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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