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Ventricular tachycardia is an important but often overlooked cause, particularly in patients with ischemic heart disease, where timely diagnosis allows for potentially curative interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case Presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 52-year-old Black Ethiopian woman had recurrent syncope initially misdiagnosed as a seizure disorder. Ambulatory electrocardiography revealed sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. Coronary angiography demonstrated critical mid\u2013left anterior descending artery stenosis. She underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and commenced long-term oral amiodarone. During over one year of follow-up, she remained free of syncope.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case highlights ischaemia-associated ventricular tachycardia as a potentially reversible cause of syncope that may mimic seizures. Improvement was observed after revascularization, though the mechanism remains inferred and may have been influenced by concomitant amiodarone. 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