VT Flashcards
1
Q
VT can happen
A
Almost anywhere in the RV and LV
2
Q
VT may appear as a focal mechanism in the normal healthy heart
A
Idiopathic VT
3
Q
VT may appear as a reentrant pathway in patients with scar tissue called
A
Ischemic VT
4
Q
Most common locations for idiopathic VT are
A
RVOT
LVOT
Aortic valve cusps
LV papillary muscles
5
Q
Ischemic VT common locations are
A
Scar tissue of LV caused by previous MI
6
Q
Dissociation is
A
When the SA node continues to fire despite what the ventricle is doing
7
Q
Ischemic VT is what mechanism
A
Reentrant
Two pathways are healthy tissue and low voltage tissue (scar)
