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ECG: Ventricular Tachycardia

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ECG: Ventricular Tachycardia

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  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • An ECG strip shows the presence of ventricular tachycardia, which is one type of a rapid heartbeat. Ventricular tachycardia is indicated by a series of repeating wide spikes. A normal ECG strip is shown at the bottom for comparison.

    (From D Dubin, Rapid Interpretation of EKGs, 1996, Cover Inc., p. 95, 151; with permission.)

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