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Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia

Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia

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Is a type of:

Rapid heart rate • Sustained ventricular tachycardias

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Chest

Symptoms

Dizziness
Heart palpitations

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia
Flecainide
3
9 reviews
Beta blocker
Antiarrhythmic

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia

Surgery

Catheter ablation
2.9
8 reviews

Medical devices

Defibrillator

Other treatments

Watchful waiting
Lifestyle changes

Tests

Holter monitoring
Ckmb
Troponin
Basic metabolic panel
Electrocardiogram

Related questions

A 35-year old asked:

Doc, i want to know what is the best way to treat nonsustained ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 41-year old asked:

Is it true that nonsustained supra ventricular tachycardia is the same as nonsustained ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 50-year old male asked:

Are odd Supraventricular beats on24Hr Holter the same as (or connected to ?)Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia <30sec ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 47-year old asked:

What to do if I have nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, would this be classed as a long term heart disease?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

What causes Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia to happen twice in 48 hours on a holter monitor for a pregnant person. No symptoms. I had symptoms in prior days, but not while wearing the monitor. ?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old female asked:

Is there a common cause for both nonsustained superventrycular tachycardia and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in the same patient? Symptoms (sharp chest pain piercing straight through to the back) occur AFTER workout. Is cardio exercise safe?

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A member asked:

Do people with ventricular tachycardia have a lot of pain?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old male asked:

If someone had angina from a quick BP drop but stabilizes will it cause damage or cause ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A member asked:

Do doctors see a lot of patients with ventricular tachycardia?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old female asked:

Short ventricular tachycardia and ventricular runs at the end of ergometry, specially during recovery time. A reason to worry or test further? How?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 44-year old female asked about a female:

How to control ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

What are some signs of ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

What exactly is "persistent ventricular tachycardia"?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

How does ventricular tachycardia kill you?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

Can ventricular tachycardia cause blackout?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 43-year old asked:

What causes pulseless ventricular tachycardia?

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A 46-year old asked:

Compare ventricular vs supraventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

Ventricular or supraventricular tachycardia. What's the difference?

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A 28-year old female asked:

What test/s detect fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia ? What causes them? :/

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A 30-year old asked:

What's the difference between supraventricular thachycardia and ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 20-year old male asked:

Can I take COenzymeQ10 even though I have Brugada syndrome and ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 24-year old male asked about a 81-year old male:

What is the difference between ventricular fibrillation and ventricular re-entrant tachycardia? And which is more severe?

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old male asked:

Can you have ventricular tachycardia with 5pvcs in a row but heart rate is below 80?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old male asked:

Is a transeptal puncture required to access the left ventricular during an EP study for ventricular tachycardia? If so, is it as risky as A-fib?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 49-year old male asked:

Can I exercise with ventricular tachycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

Are the symptoms of ventricular tachycardia bad?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old asked:

How do you treat ventricular tachycardia and long q-t syndrome?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: ventricular tachycardia?

2 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

Whats the life expectency of some one who has ventricular tachycardia?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old asked:

What to do if I have ventricular tachycardia and keep almost blacking out, should I worry?

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