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Ventricular arrhythmias are almost allways wide-QRS-complex arrhythmias. When confronted with a wide-QRS-complex tachycardia it can be difficult to differentiate between a [[supraventricular tachycardia]] with [[aberrancy]] or [[Ventricular Tachycardia|ventricular tachycardia]]. A separate chapter deals with this dilemma: [[Approach to the Wide Complex Tachycardia]].
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| 110-250 bpm
| 110-250 bpm
| ventricle (VT)
| ventricle (VT)
| AV-dissociation
| [[AV-dissociation]]
| no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
| no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
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| 400-600 bpm
| 400-600 bpm
| ventricle (VT)
| ventricle (VT)
| AV-dissociation
| [[AV-dissociation]]
| none
| none
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| 150-300 bpm
| 150-300 bpm
| ventricle (VT)
| ventricle (VT)
| AV-dissociation
| [[AV-dissociation]]
| none
| none
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| 50-110 bpm
| 50-110 bpm
| ventricle (VT)
| ventricle (VT)
| AV-dissociation
| [[AV-dissociation]]
| no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
| no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
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| 150-300 bpm
| 150-300 bpm
| ventricle (VT)
| ventricle (VT)
| AV-dissociation
| [[AV-dissociation]]
| no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
| no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
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! [[Bundle-branch re-entrant tachycardia]]
! [[Bundle-branch re-entrant tachycardia]]*
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| [[Image:bb_reentry_small.svg|200px]]
| regular
| regular
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| 60-100 bpm
|  
| 150-300 bpm
| ventricle (VT)
| ventricles (VT)
| AV-dissociation
| [[AV-dissociation]]
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| no rate reduction
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|colspan="8"|* Bundle-branch re-entrant tachycardia is extremely rare
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===Also read:===
===Also read:===
*Flowchart: [[media:wideQRS_tachycardia_flow.png|Approach to the Wide Complex Tachycardia]]
*Flowchart: [[Approach to the Wide Complex Tachycardia]]
*[[Introduction to Arrhythmias]]
*[[Introduction to Arrhythmias]]
*[[Mechanisms of Arrhythmias]]
*[[Mechanisms of Arrhythmias]]

Latest revision as of 19:00, 24 February 2013

Author(s) J.S.S.G. de Jong
Moderator J.S.S.G. de jong
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Ventricular arrhythmias are almost allways wide-QRS-complex arrhythmias. When confronted with a wide-QRS-complex tachycardia it can be difficult to differentiate between a supraventricular tachycardia with aberrancy or ventricular tachycardia. A separate chapter deals with this dilemma: Approach to the Wide Complex Tachycardia.

An overview of ventricular tachycardias, follow the Approach to the Wide Complex Tachycardia
example regularity atrial frequency ventricular frequency origin (SVT/VT) p-wave effect of adenosine
Wide complex (QRS>0.12)
Ventricular Tachycardia Vt small.svg regular (mostly) 60-100 bpm 110-250 bpm ventricle (VT) AV-dissociation no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
Ventricular Fibrillation Vf small.svg irregular 60-100 bpm 400-600 bpm ventricle (VT) AV-dissociation none
Ventricular Flutter Vflutt small.svg regular 60-100 bpm 150-300 bpm ventricle (VT) AV-dissociation none
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm Aivr small.svg regular (mostly) 60-100 bpm 50-110 bpm ventricle (VT) AV-dissociation no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
Torsade de Pointes Tdp small.svg regular 150-300 bpm ventricle (VT) AV-dissociation no rate reduction (sometimes accelerates)
Bundle-branch re-entrant tachycardia* Bb reentry small.svg regular 60-100 bpm 150-300 bpm ventricles (VT) AV-dissociation no rate reduction
* Bundle-branch re-entrant tachycardia is extremely rare

Ectopic Beats

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