Ventricular Tachycardia Risk Factors
What are the risk factors that lead to this condition? Are you at risk of getting Ventricular Tachycardia? Below you'll find information on each of the known risk factors for this condition.
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Ventricular Tachycardia Risks
A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition.
The following factors may increase your chance of ventricular tachycardia:
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Previous heart attacks
- Heart abnormalities such as Cardiomyopathy , Mitral Valve Prolapse , valvular heart disease, and ion channel disorders
- Previous diagnosis of electrical instability in an otherwise healthy heart
- Sarcoidosis (an inflammatory disease)
- Beginning treatment for myxedema (decreased thyroid gland activity)
- Use of medicines like digitalis, certain antipsychotics, and certain anti-arrhythmic drugs
- Extreme physical or emotional overstimulation
- Low oxygen levels in the blood
- Very high levels of acid in bodily fluids, possibly as a result of kidney disease or diabetes
- Stimulants such as caffeine, Cocaine Use Disorder , or Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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