Ventricular Tachycardia: Symptoms & Signs (V Tach)

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Ventricular Tachycardia

Alternate Names : V Tach

Ventricular Tachycardia | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?

If an episode of ventricular tachycardia is brief, the person may have no symptoms. Other times, the individual may notice palpitations, or an unusual awareness of the heart beating in the chest. He or she may have a brief period of lightheadedness.

If the VT continues, the person may show the following symptoms:

anxiety or agitation

chest pain

excessive sweating

lethargy or even coma

palpitations, or an unusual awareness of the heart beating in the chest

shortness of breath

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Author: Susan Woods, MD
Reviewer: Barbara Mallari, RN, BSN, PHN
Date Reviewed: 07/31/01

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