Ventricular tachycardia VTach

• History / PE:
  Nonsustained VT often asymptomatic
  Palpitations, hypotension, angina, syncope (sustained VT)
• Diagnosis:
  Three or more PVCs
  Wide QRS complexes
  AV dissociation
• Treatment:
  Cardioversion
  Antiarrythmics (eg. amiodarone , lidocaine , procainamide)
• See Also:
  Ventricular tachyarrhythmias
• Associated With:
  CAD
  MI
  Structural heart disease