Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a heart rhythm problem or arrhythmia that results from abnormal electrical activity in the ventricles (lower chambers of the heart). It might result in shortness of breath, dizziness, chest pain, loss of consciousness, and heart attack in some.
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Can my cardiac issues cause sudden cardiac death?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a long, complicated cardiac history and currently seeing a cardiologist. It started with chest pains, and I ended up having an episode of NSVT last year. I am now on Bisoprolol and Amlodipine. The cardiologist thinks my condition is coronary artery spasm and just an ectopic focu... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. An excellent narrative history. I think you had only one episode of tachycardia of ventricular origin, which was nonsustained. Other reports of few years are not justified with the ventricular tachycardia. You might be having an idiopathic origin of ventricular t... Read Full »