Ventricular Rhythms

Question 1

The most common dysarrythmias leading to sudden death in patients

Answer 1

Ventricular Fibrillation

Question 2

How many leads should match when pace mapping VT morphology?

Answer 2

12/12

Question 3

Long QT syndrome is associated with what arrhythmia?

Answer 3

Torsades

Question 4

What type of ventricular tachycardia typically has a RBBB morphology?

Answer 4

Idiopathic LV VT

Question 5

The most common form of idiopathic VT in patients with no structural heart disease?

Answer 5

RVOT

Question 6

Describe Ischemic vs idiopathic

Answer 6

Ischemic comes from scar tissue to ischemic heart disease where idiopathic comes from an un known origin

Question 7

What are the methods of activation for VT?

Answer 7

All three; Automaticity, triggered, and reentry

Question 8

Non-sustained vs sustained

Answer 8

Non sustained lasts less than 30 seconds and sustained is longer than 30 seconds

Question 9

What are forms of VTACH that are exercise induced?

Answer 9

RVOT, VT with ARVD, Idiopathic left posterior fascicular VT