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paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia

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paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia
Etymology: Gk, paroxysmos, irritation; L, ventriculus, little belly; Gk, tachys + kardia
a rapid heartbeat of sudden onset and termination caused by a quick succession of discharges from an ectopic site in a ventricle.


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0 mmHg and in the disturbances of cardiac rhythm characterized by ventricular extrasystoles followed by paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia of short duration, intervalated by bradicardic sinusal rhythm with atrioventricular blocks.
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