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Examine the clinical and electrocardiographic features of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia and evaluate strategies for its clinical management.

May 1, 1948Annals of Internal Medicine

A Clinical and Electrocardiographic Study of Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia and Its Management

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Patients with paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia, typically with hearts previously damaged by circumscribed…

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GHG R HERRMANNGalveston College MHM R HEJTMANCIKGalveston College

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Prompt VT interruption remains critical to avert acute failure; leaves open validation against contemporary ablation and device strategies.

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Examine the clinical and electrocardiographic features of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia and evaluate strategies for its clinical management.
Evaluated clinical presentations and electrocardiographic tracings of patients diagnosed with paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia.
Assessed predisposing etiologies, including circumscribed myocardial infarction, diffuse myocardial fibrosis, and digitalis intoxication.
Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia typically originated from temporary ectopic pacemakers within ischemic or structurally damaged ventricular myocardium.
Underlying myocardial infarction, chronic fibrosis, and digitalis toxicity were the primary contributing causes to the development of the arrhythmia.
Uncontrolled ventricular rate rapidly imposed acute strain on compromised myocardium, frequently precipitating acute cardiac failure if not promptly interrupted.

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Patients with paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia, typically with hearts previously damaged by circumscribed infarction, diffuse fibrosis, or digitalis poisoning.

An early clinical and electrocardiographic study emphasizing the importance of prompt recognition and interruption of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia to prevent acute cardiac failure.

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HERRMANN et al. (1948) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7973aee357fbdac5890b18 https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-5-989

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Ventricular arrhythmias

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Prompt VT interruption remains critical to avert acute failure; leaves open validation against contemporary ablation and device strategies.

A Clinical and Electrocardiographic Study of Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia and Its Management

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A Clinical and Electrocardiographic Study of Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia and Its Management

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