Ventricular tachycardia is a type of arrhythmia, or irregular heart rhythm. Sometimes called VT or V-tach, it’s an unusually fast heartbeat that starts in the lower part of your heart called the ...

Ventricular fibrillation (VF) or V-fib is a dangerous condition in which your heart beats in an abnormal rhythm. Your heart should beat in a regular, steady pattern. VF causes your heart to beat ...

Results from the PRELUDE registry have shown that ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation inducibility was not associated with an increased risk of cardiac events among individuals with ...

Serious ventricular arrhythmias due to carotid-sinus massage are extremely uncommon. Meredith and Beckwith 8 recorded 2 cases of transient ventricular tachycardia that followed its use. The first well ...

SUDDEN death in persons with artificial pacemakers is a continuing and disturbing problem. Causes include pacemaker-catheter displacement, electric-component failure, broken wires and rising pacing ...

Depending on how the heart’s electrical activity appears on an EKG, a doctor may diagnose coarse or fine ventricular fibrillation (VF). Coarse VF appears as larger waves on an EKG compared with the ...

Ventricular tachycardia (v-tach or VT) is a very fast heart rhythm that begins in the ventricles. The condition most commonly affects people who have heart disorders, such as coronary artery disease ...

The FDA has approved Nexterone (amiodarone HCl, from Prism Pharmaceuticals) Injection, a cosolvent-free formulation of Amiodarone IV. The removal of the cosolvents, polysorbate 80 and benzyl alcohol, ...

Poor myocardial perfusion after myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with scar development and impaired left ventricular function, and might, therefore, lead to an increased risk of sustained ...

If you have ventricular tachycardia, your doctor may give you medicine to slow your heart rate down. You might also need a catheter ablation. In this procedure, a doctor threads a thin tube through an ...

Dr. Timm Dickfeld answers the question: 'What Is Supraventricular Tachycardia?' — -- Question: What does SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) mean, and is it similar to atrial fibrillation? Answer ...