Ventricular tachycardia causes your heart to beat too fast. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

If other treatments aren’t working, you might be eligible for experimental radiation therapy to treat your ventricular tachycardia. What to know about how it works.

Ventricular tachycardia refers to a wide QRS complex heart rhythm — that is, a QRS duration beyond 120 milliseconds — originating in the ventricles at a rate of greater than 100 beats per minute.

Orlando, FL - A newer rectilinear biphasic automated external defibrillator (AED) (Zoll Medical Inc) was no more effective than traditional monophasic defibrillators in an out-of-hospital setting ...

Use of this device indicated that therapy for organized ventricular tachycardia was also ... but the use of biphasic wave forms improved defibrillation thresholds. 11 Defibrillation administered ...

Tachycardia refers to a fast resting heart rate, usually over 100 beats per minute (bpm) in adults. Some people experience no symptoms, but others may notice palpitations and lightheadedness ...

New promise for hard-to-treat ventricular tachycardia heart rhythms Date: August 17, 2022 Source: Mayo Clinic Summary: A new multicenter trial has used a new ablation technique for patients with ...

Ablation, a procedure to treat abnormal electrical short circuits caused by a heart attack and is usually reserved for patients who do not improve with medication, may be a better first-line ...

A cardiologist at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown has become one of the first in the area to implant a device designed to help patients with tachycardia.

Torsades de pointes is an uncommon type of ventricular tachycardia that can be potentially life threatening. Learn more about the causes and diagnosis.