Ventricular arrhythmias. ICD

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Ventricular arrhythmias

Types

Ventricular premature contraction
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation

Ventricular premature contraction

PVCs are single beats that originate in the ventricles.

Caused due to abnormal electrical activity within the vetricle.
May be felt as palpitations.
They are extremely common, and generally harmless.
In case of frequent VPC, beta-blockers or EP study and catheter ablation can be used.

Ventricular tachycardia

VT is defined as a tachycardia (>100BPM) with at least 3 consecutive beats originating in the ventricle. It is a potentially life-threatening condition.

The ventricles do not have enough time to fill up, severely reducing

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