A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
José Nunes de Alencar
, Guilherme Dagostin de Carvalho
, Renan Teixeira Campelo
, Sandro Pinelli Felicioni, Matheus Kiszka Scheffer, [...]
José Nunes de Alencar
, Guilherme Dagostin de Carvalho
, Renan Teixeira Campelo
, Sandro Pinelli Felicioni, Matheus Kiszka Scheffer, [...]
Introduction Studies have shown that 80% of wide QRS tachycardias are ventricular tachycardias (VT). This number rises to 90% if there is underlying structural heart disease.– Criteria for differentiating between VT and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) exist, and they are important in clinical practice, but not necessarily for the purpose of providing an exact diagnosis in acute settings.– Although the criteria have been validated, they are not as effective at ruling out conditions as one might think. A real-world study showed […]
Keywords: Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Cardiac Arrythmias; Electrocardiography; Hospital Emergency Service; Ventricular Tachycardia