Open AccessYears of palpitations and a heart rate of 213 beats per minute
Author(s) -
Lee Kevin,
Banta Joseph,
D'Ambrosio Matthew,
Voudouris Apostolos,
Tsompanidis Antonios
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1021
Subject(s) - medicine , palpitations , cardiology , tachycardia , left axis deviation , ventricle , right bundle branch block , heart rate , verapamil , left bundle branch block , heart block , bundle branch block , anesthesia , ventricular tachycardia , electrocardiography , blood pressure , heart failure , calcium
Key Clinical Message Belhassen tachycardia is the most common idiopathic ventricular tachycardia arising from the left ventricle, classically characterized by a right bundle branch block and left axis deviation. Vigilance for Belhassen tachycardia is essential as intravenous verapamil has proven to be highly efficacious for treating symptomatic patients with this underlying arrhythmia.