{"id":8516,"date":"2025-11-09T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/?p=8516"},"modified":"2025-12-17T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:36:46","slug":"guess-the-rhythm-ventricular-tachycardia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/guess-the-rhythm-ventricular-tachycardia","title":{"rendered":"Guess the Rhythm: Ventricular tachycardia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Answer:<\/strong> Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach) w\/ AV dissociation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The findings of this ECG <\/strong>indicate ventricular tachycardia (V-tach)<\/strong>. Ventricular tachycardia a type of tachyarrhythmia<\/strong>, where a point in the ventricles fires abnormal signals<\/strong>, causing the heart to beat faster than normal, at a rate of 150 to 250 beats per minute<\/strong>. Ventricular tachycardia can be paroxysmal<\/strong>, meaning that it presents as three or more beats that are self-limiting<\/strong>; or sustained<\/strong>, meaning that it lasts for at least 30 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In patients with V-tach, their ECG will likely show a ventricular rate of 150 to 250 beats per minute, with a regular or irregular rhythm. Typically, those with ventricular tachycardia have their P waves buried within the QRS complex,<\/strong> but in some cases, AV dissociation <\/strong>might be present, which means that the P waves occur independently from the QRS complex.<\/strong> Additionally, the PR interval cannot be measured<\/strong>, and the T wave is in the opposite direction of the QRS complex,<\/strong> which is typically wide <\/strong>and lasts for more than 0.12 seconds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about this and other types of cardiac rhythms in Osmosis:<\/strong> Arrhythmias – Ventricular tachycardia (Vtach): Nursing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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