Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)

Acute management and prevention of VT.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
CardiologyEmergency Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

ESC Guidelines on Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
National
NICE guideline [TA314]: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators for arrhythmias
National
NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance [IPG295]: Percutaneous epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia
National
SIGN 152: Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease
National
2015 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/SOLAECE Expert Consensus Statement on Optimal Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Programming and Testing
Local
2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope
Local
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local
2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias
Local
2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias
Local
2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CCS/CHRS) Comprehensive Guidelines for the Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local