Ventricular Tachycardia
Alternate Names : V Tach
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
If an episode of ventricular tachycardia is brief, the person may have no symptoms. Other times, the individual may notice palpitations, or an unusual awareness of the heart beating in the chest. He or she may have a brief period of lightheadedness.
If the VT continues, the person may show the following symptoms:
anxiety or agitation
chest pain
excessive sweating
lethargy or even coma
palpitations, or an unusual awareness of the heart beating in the chest
shortness of breath
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