Ventricular Arrhythmia Treatment

What are the Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation?

Fast rhythms beginning in your ventricles are called Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). during VT, the ventricular contraction are fast but regular and the heart may beat as fast as 200 to 400 beats per minute. VT often causes your ventricles to lose their pumping efficiency and could result in insufficient blood being pumped by the heart to your brain and other organs. As a result of symptoms like palpitation, dizziness, shortness of breath and even loss of consciousness can occur.
VTs may occur in individuals who have heart diseases like:
Blockage in the arteries (coronary artery disease)
A previous heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Heart muscle problems that cause the ventricles to dilate (dilated cardiomyopathy)
Or the ventricular walls to become excessively thick (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) heart failure (where the heart’s pumping efficiency is very poor)
Less frequently, VT can occur from rare inherited heart defects (long QT syndrome etc), or even unknown causes. Ventricular tachycardia can be dangerous, even life- threatening if not properly treated.