Medical attention is needed right away. About , deaths from heart attacks each year are thought to be caused by ventricular fibrillation. People who have heart disease or a history of heart attack have the highest risk of ventricular fibrillation. A less serious type of ventricular arrhythmia is a premature ventricular contraction PVC. As the name suggests, the condition happens when the ventricles contract too soon, out of sequence with the normal heartbeat.
PVCs sometimes called PVB for premature ventricular beat generally are not a cause for alarm and often do not need treatment. But if you have heart disease or a history of ventricular tachycardia, PVCs can cause a more serious arrhythmia. Although most PVCs happen quickly and without warning, they can also happen in response to caffeine, which is found in coffee, tea, sodas, and chocolate. Some kinds of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines may also cause PVCs. Sometimes, they do not even require treatment.
Like PVCs, atrial arrhythmias can happen in response to a number of things, including tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, and cough and cold medicines.
The disorder also may result from rheumatic heart disease or an overactive thyroid gland hyperthyroidism. Supraventricular arrhythmias can cause shortness of breath, heart palpitations, chest tightness, and a very fast pulse.
Supraventricular tachycardia SVT is a rapid, regular heart rate where the heart beats anywhere from times per minute in the atria. The beats in the atria then speed up the heart rate.
This type of arrhythmia is more common in infants and young people. Tachycardias are cardiac arrhythmias that have a regular rhythm but are too fast, exceeding beats per minute. Accurate diagnosis and treatment are necessary to effectively resolve tachycardia and return our patients to their productive lives.
Koonlawee Nademanee specializes in leading-edge diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. For more information, request a consultation at the office of Pacific Rim Electrophysiology using our online form. Recognized as international leaders in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and research, we serve patients from around the world. An innovator of advanced cardiac arrhythmia treatments that have attracted the attention of specialists and patients worldwide.
Tachycardia can be categorized by the location from which it originates in the heart. LBBB-like morphology. Notched downslope to R wave: taller left rabbit ear indicating VT. Image reproduced from Wellens AV dissociation.
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These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. If the tachycardia is associated with syncope, cardiac arrest, severe hypotension or angina, DC cardioversion is necessary. Diagnosis should be delayed until after termination of the tachycardia.
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