Ventricular tachycardia

ICD-10 Code I47.2

Ventricular tachycardia

Definition

A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of three or more consecutive complexes of ventricular origin with a rate greater than a certain threshold (100 or 120 beats per minute are commonly used). The QRS complexes are wide and have an abnormal morphology. (CDISC)

Also identified as

Affected Organs

Organ Involvement Source
Cardiovascular system Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Cardiovascular system Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0

Drugs indicated

Drug Relation Source
Disopyramide may prevent MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Quinidine may prevent MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Atenolol may treat MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Flecainide may treat MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Lidocaine (antiarrhythmic use) may treat MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Metoprolol may treat MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Propranolol may treat MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Sotalol may treat MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)