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ECG Features
ECG Features
Figure 1: ECG Strip[1]
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a type of tachycardia, or rapid heart beat, originating in the ventricles.
Table 1: ECG Characteristics[2]
Clinical Significance[3]
Clinical Significance[3]
- Rapid heart rates due to VT can damage cardiac output with ensuing hypotension, collapse, and acute cardiac failure.
- Quick recognition and initiation of treatment, such as electrical cardioversion, is crucial.
ECM Features
ECM Features
Figure 2: ECM Analysis, Record 210[4][5]
ECM Examples
ECM Examples
1. Additional Examples of Ventricular Tachycardia (12)
2. Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia
Figure 3: Record 223[4][5]
Additional Information
Additional Information
References
References
- Ventricular Tachycardia [Online image]. (2013). Retrieved July 19, 2016, from http://www.practicalclinicalskills.com/ekg-reference-guide-details?lessonID=25
- Ventricular Tachycardia. (n.d.). Retrieved July 27, 2016, from http://www.practicalclinicalskills.com/ekg-reference-guide-details?lessonID=25
- Ventricular Tachycardia. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2016, from http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/ventricular-tachycardia/
- MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database. (1980). Retrieved June, 2016, from https://physionet.org/physiobank/database/mitdb/
- Goldberger AL, Amaral LAN, Glass L, Hausdorff JM, Ivanov PCh, Mark RG, Mietus JE, Moody GB, Peng C-K, Stanley HE. PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet: Components of a New Research Resource for Complex Physiologic Signals. Circulation101(23):e215-e220 [Circulation Electronic Pages;http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/101/23/e215]; 2000 (June 13).
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