Brugada criteria help distinguish VT from other wide complex tachyarrhythmias.

Brugada Criteria Diagram

 

Sensitivity 96.5%, Specificity 98.7%

Note: Treating VT as SVT is often fatal (ie induce VF). Many experts advocate treating all WCT as VT.

Brugada P et al. A new approach to the differential diagnosis of a regular tachycardia with a wide QRS complex. Circulation. 1991; 83(5) 1649-59.

Griffith MJ et al. Ventricular tachycardia as default diagnosis in broad complex tachycardia. Lancet. 1994; 343(8894) 386-8.

Jastrzebski M et al. Comparison of five electrocardiographic methods for differentiation of wide QRS-complex tachycardias. Europace. 2012; 14(8) 1165-71.