Key result
Review proposes a practical step-by-step approach to distinguish PMVT forms and guide emergency therapy.
Why the study?
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardias share similar electrocardiographic features but require conflicting therapies, and ongoing confusion regarding terminology hinders accurate diagnosis and treatment.
Provides a practical step-by-step approach for distinguishing and treating different forms of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia to avoid contraindicated therapies.
Polymorphic ventricular tachyarrhythmias are highly lethal arrhythmias. Several types of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia have similar electrocardiographic characteristics but have different modes of therapy. In fact, medications considered the treatment of choice for one form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, are contraindicated for the other. Yet confusion about terminology, and thus diagnosis and therapy, continues. We present an in-depth review of the different forms of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and propose a practical step-by-step approach for distinguishing these malignant arrhythmias.
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Viskin et al. (2021) conducted a review in Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. A practical step-by-step approach is proposed for distinguishing different forms of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia to guide appropriate emergency therapy.
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