What is ventricular tachycardia?

Ventricular tachycardia is a fast heart rhythm, that originates in one of the ventricles of the heart. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to ventricular fibrillation, asystole, and sudden death.

How do members experience ventricular tachycardia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ventricular tachycardia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ventricular tachycardia*

Who has ventricular tachycardia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 4
30s 26
40s 45
50s 56
60s 63
70+ 46

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 73
Female 169

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What is ventricular tachycardia?

Ventricular tachycardia is a fast heart rhythm, that originates in one of the ventricles of the heart. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to ventricular fibrillation, asystole, and sudden death.



Common symptoms reported by people with ventricular tachycardia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for ventricular tachycardia

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Compare treatments taken by people with ventricular tachycardia

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Who has ventricular tachycardia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 70 say ventricular tachycardia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 4
30s 26
40s 45
50s 56
60s 63
70+ 46
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 16
20-29 years 16
30-39 years 14
40-49 years 12
50-59 years 8
60-69 years 10
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 73
Female 169

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 103
Not Diagnosed 8

These charts show data from ventricular tachycardia patients who have completed their condition history
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