ventricular tachycardia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From ventricular + tachycardia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A heart attack involving a heightened heart rate in a ventricle of the heart.
If your patient has a ventricular tachycardia then defibrillation may not work.
When your resting heart rate is over 100 bpm, providers call this tachycardia. This means you may have an issue with your heart’s conduction system that signals your heart to beat. Examples of this type of issue include atrial flutter and ventricular tachycardia.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ventricular tachycardias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Relateds
atrial tachycardia · ventricular fibrillation · auricular tachycardia