What is ventricular tachycardia?
Q: What is ventricular tachycardia?
A: Ventricular tachycardia is a fast heart rate that occurs when the ventricles start to squeeze first due to the malfunctioning of electrical signals that tell the atria to squeeze first.
Q: What are the four chambers of the heart called?
A: The heart has four chambers that are called as atria and ventricles.
Q: What happens to the heart during ventricular tachycardia?
A: During ventricular tachycardia, the heart does not have enough time to refill with blood between beats as the electrical signals that tell the atria to squeeze first are not working.
Q: Why is ventricular tachycardia considered a medical emergency?
A: Ventricular tachycardia is considered a medical emergency because it can lead to low blood pressure, insufficient blood and oxygen supply to important body parts and can even cause sudden death.
Q: What is the normal heart rate?
A: The normal heart rate ranges from 60-100 beats per minute.
Q: At what rate do most people have heart rate in ventricular tachycardia?
A: Most people have a heart rate of at least 170 beats per minute in ventricular tachycardia.
Q: What are the potential risks associated with ventricular tachycardia?
A: Ventricular tachycardia can lead to low blood pressure, insufficient blood and oxygen supply to important body parts, ventricular fibrillation, and sudden death.
