Spontaneous termination of ventricular tachycardia: A case report

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Bekele Getenet
Guadie Yingess

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Introduction: Ventricular tachycardia is solely originated from ventricular tissues or purkinje fibers. Ventricular tachycardia can be classified as sustained and non-sustained.


Sustained ventricular tachycardia is managed with pharmacologic agents, electrical cardioversion or ablation therapy.


Case report: A 26 years old male presented with palpitation of one hour and diagnosed as sustained ventricular tachycardia with the rate of 220.


After some while the symptom & the abnormal findings were spontaneously terminated.


Conclusion: it is known that sustained ventricular tachycardia with unstable signs needs immediate termination. However, sustained ventricular tachycardia in this patient was terminated spontaneously. 


Key words: Ventricular tachycardia, management, spontaneous termination.


 

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Getenet, B., & Yingess, G. . (2024). Spontaneous termination of ventricular tachycardia: A case report. Pan African Journal of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.58904/2024/83
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Guadie Yingess, Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

MD, Emergency & Critical Care physician