Wide complex tachycardia epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

The underlying cause of wide complex tachycardia tends to be ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients > 35 years of age (sensitivity of 92% and a positive predictive value of 85% for VT) and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) with aberrancy in patients < 35 years of age (positive predictive value of approximately 70%).^[1]

References

↑ Baerman JM, Morady F, DiCarlo LA, de Buitleir M (1987). “Differentiation of ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia with aberration: value of the clinical history”. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 16 (1): 40–3. PMID 3800075. Retrieved 2013-08-04. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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[pmid3800075-1] Baerman JM, Morady F, DiCarlo LA, de Buitleir M (1987). “Differentiation of ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia with aberration: value of the clinical history”. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 16 (1): 40–3. PMID 3800075. Retrieved 2013-08-04. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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Wide complex tachycardia epidemiology and demographics

Overview

References

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