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Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasHypokalemiaHypomagnesemiaOptimize ElectrolytesUnstable ElectrolytesAvoid AcidosisHypotensionReduced Cardiac OutputShockTachycardiaSepsis

Pathophysiology

Ventricular tachycardia ( VT ) is a wide-complex rhythm of ventricular origin: three or more consecutive beats above 100 per minute. Sustained VT lasts more than 30 seconds, or forces intervention...

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