ARRHYTHMIAS-MONOMORPHIC VT

SUMMARY

1. Monomorphic VT is generally regular in rate and appearance.

2. Differentials - SVT with aberrant conduction, bundle-branch block, pacing, and QRS changes due to severe hyperkalemia.

3. The majority of patients with monomorphic VT have structural heart disease (particularly ischemic heart disease).

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