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Belhassen ventricular tachycardia is an infrequent finding that can be fatal unless recognized early and treated promptly, yet most patients present with insignificant symptoms.
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Belhassen ventricular tachycardia can mimic supraventricular tachycardia with bifascicular block, but is exquisitely sensitive to intravenous verapamil and can be definitively treated with catheter ablation.
Belhassen ventricular tachycardia (BVT), also known as verapamil-sensitive ventricular tachycardia, is an infrequent finding that can be fatal unless recognized early and treated in a prompt manner. Most patients have insignificant presentation suggestive of the disease, but on electrocardiography (EKG), BVT is characterized by a complete right branch block (RBB) and a right axis deviation (RAD). In this case report, we describe an unusual case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of acute palpitations of two-hour duration; subsequent diagnostic testing revealed BVT in the patient.
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