CPMC, San Francisco, Updates Ventricular Tachycardia Symptoms and Treatment Options Coverage

Oct. 2, 2012 - PRLog -- San Francisco, CA. September 20, 2012.  California Pacific Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health Network, is proud to announce new content on Ventricular Tachycardia symptoms and ablation treatment options by its world reknown team of cardiac electrophysiologists, as part of its website coverage for San Francisco heart and cardiac patients.  As one of the top-rated centers for heart, cardiovascular, and coronary care in San Francisco, California, CPMC's Heart and Vascular Center offers quality, comprehensive, patient-centered cardiovascular care by a team of pioneering physicians integrating leading-edge technology.  Top cardiovascular surgeons and heart specialists treat a variety of conditions and diseases with leading treatments and procedures - resulting in quality outcomes tracked against United States' national benchmarks.

For more information on CPMC's new content covering Ventricular Tachycardia Symptoms and Treatment Options Coverage, go to –

* http://www.cpmc.org/services/heart/conditions/ventriculartachycardia.html

More about Ventricular Tachycardia

Ventricular Tachycardia is a rapid heartbeat that starts in the ventricles, with a pulse rate of more than 100 beats per minute, with at least three irregular heartbeats in a row.  The condition can develop as an early or late complication of a heart attack. It may also occur in patients with Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure, Heart surgery, Myocarditis, Valvular heart disease.  It can also occur without heart disease.  Scar tissue may form in the muscle of the ventricles days, months, or years after a heart attack. This can lead to ventricular tachycardia.  Ventricular tachycardia can also be caused by: Anti-arrhythmic medications, changes in blood chemistry(such as a low potassium level), changes in pH (acid-base) and/or lack of enough oxygen (source: nih.gov).

California Pacific's Heart and Vascular Center

California Pacific's Heart and Vascular Center is supported by one of the best heart hospital/center networks in the USA, offering quality, comprehensive patient-centered cardiovascular care by a team of top heart surgeons and physicians with leading-edge technology. Serving the entire San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco and Marin County, as well as the entire Northern California region, our team has many of the best cardiovascular surgeons and physicians in California and the United States.

More about CPMC

San Francisco’s California Pacific Medical Center we deliver personal, hands-on care to every single patient, every single day. As one of California’s largest private, community-based, not-for-profit, teaching medical centers, we research the most up-to-date treatments, hire the most qualified individuals, and practice the most modern, innovative medicine available. We deliver the highest quality expert care, with kindness and compassion, in acute, post-acute and outpatient services, as well as preventive and complementary medicine.  We also provide disease counseling, family support and wellness treatments. Throughout the entire organization, every member of the CPMC team is committed to giving our patients the individual, hands-on attention they deserve. Every hand plays a part, and every hand has the power to change a life.

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