Ventricular tachycardia should be described by type (monomorphic or polymorphic), duration (sustained or non-sustained) and heart rate — i.e. monomorphic VT non-sustained at a heart rate of 220 ...

The condition, also known as repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (RMVT) is usually harmless. With ventricular ...

Sustained ventricular tachycardia is usually defined as VT lasing for more than 30 seconds. VT can be monomorphic (most common) or polymorphic (a.k.a. Torsades de Pointes).

Sustained monomorphic VT in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NDCMP) is less common than in ischemic cardiomyopathy. The pathophysiological basis for sustained monomorphic VT associated with ...