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The cardiovascular diseases

THE VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

- Definition
- The Symptoms
- How to make the diagnosis?
- Tolerance of the tachycardia
- The Causes
- Treatment
- Ventricular fibrillation

DEFINITION

The ventricular tachycardia is defined by the occurrence of a fast heart rhythm, superior to 100 per minute, due to a not-controlled activation of the ventricles.

These tachycardias pose the problem of their exact cause and above all their potential gravity.

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