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Overview
Ventricular tachycardia is a rapid resting heart rate initiated within the ventricles, typically at 160 to 240 beats per minute (normal resting rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute).
Review Date 5/8/2022
Updated by: Fang JC, O'Gara PT. History and physical examination: an evidence-based approach. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Tomaselli GF, Bhatt DL, Solomon SD, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2022: chap 13.