Atrial Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

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Atrial Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

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Overview: Atrial tachycardia is a rhythm disturbance that arises in the atria. Atrial tachycardia is defined as a supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) that does not require the atrioventricular (AV) junction, accessory pathways, or ventricular tissue for initiation and ...

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Tags: Heart, Tachycardia, Arrhythmia, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Cardiology

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Most Recently Shared on April 14, 2010 at 4:32 pm By:

SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins

Atrial tachycardia is a rhythm disturbance that starts in the atria of the heart. Causes, symptoms, and treatments. http://bit.ly/OwSvg

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Cardiology News & Articles - MDLinx - Atrial Fibrillation on #MDlinx

mdlinx.com — “Cardiology News & Articles - MDLinx - Atrial Fibrillation on #MDlinxView full resource at mdlinx.com

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How many atrial fibrillation ablation candidates have an underlying supraventricular tachycardia previo... http://bit.ly/cTwRqi #cardiology

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Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia: Differential Diagnoses & Workup - eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Diagnosis: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), a common clinical condition, is any tachyarrhythmia that requires atrial and/or atrioventricular (AV) nodal tissue for its initiation and maintenance. It is usually a narrow-complex tachycardia that has a regular, rapid rhythm; exceptions ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Many times HR & PR interval alone are used to differentiate SVT - not important as symp to watch for #nurses http://tinyurl.com/259fb4o

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Cardiology Medical News about Atrial Fibrillation

mdlinx.com — “Clinical Significance of Early Recurrences of Atrial Tachycardia After Atrial Fibrillation AblationView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Clinical Significance of Early Recurrences of Atrial Tachycardia After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation... http://bit.ly/cfPr1x #cardio #mdlinx

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Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block is characterized by disturbance, delay, or interruption of impulse conduction through the AV node. This excludes block due to premature atrial beats. The AV block can be permanent or transient, depending on ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) is an irregular cardiac rhythm caused by at least 2 different sites of competing atrial activity. Pathophysiology MAT most often is found in the elderly patient with decompensated chronic lung disease and ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Multifocal atrial tachycardia is an irregular cardiac rhythm due to at least 2 sites of competing atrial activity. http://bit.ly/cFSG12

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Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia (PMT) is a form of reentrant tachycardia that can occur in patients who have a dual-chamber pacemaker. In this setting, the pacemaker forms the anterograde (atrium to ventricle [A(R)V]) limb of the circuit ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Pacemaker mediated tachycardia can occur when a patient has a pacemaker. What should you know? http://bit.ly/9wLd93

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Holt-Oram Syndrome: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Holt-Oram syndrome, also called heart-hand syndrome, is an inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities of the upper limbs and heart. Holt and Oram first described this condition in 1960 in a 4-generation family with atrial septal defects ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Holt-Oram syndrome (also called heart-hand syndrome) is a genetic disorder involving defects of both the heart & hand. http://bit.ly/9H8mMo

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Ebstein anomaly is a congenital malformation of the heart that is characterized by apical displacement of the septal and posterior tricuspid valve leaflets, leading to atrialization of the right ventricle with a variable degree of malformation ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Ebstein anomaly is a congenital malformation of the heart. What do we know about this condition? http://bit.ly/babBRt

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Atrial myxomas are the most common type of primary heart tumors. What causes a heart tumor, an what are the symptoms? http://bit.ly/byLnjN

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Endocardial Cushion Defects: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Endocardial cushion defects, more commonly known as atrioventricular (AV) canal or septal defects, include a range of defects characterized by involvement of the atrial septum, the ventricular septum, and one or both of the AV valves. ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Endocardial cushing defects are also called atrioventricular canal or septal defects. Learn the symptoms. http://bit.ly/b2vyOR

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Catheter Ablation: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: and History BackgroundRadiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has revolutionized treatment for tachyarrhythmias and has become first-line therapy for some tachycardias. Although developed in the 1980s and widely applied in the 1990s, formalized guidelines for its use in clinical ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Has your physician recommended catheter ablation for a heart condition? What you need to know. http://bit.ly/aG4Rua

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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: In 1930, Wolff, Parkinson, and White originally described bundle-branch block with a short PR interval in patients prone to paroxysmal tachycardia.1 Pre-excitation was defined by Durrer et al in 1970 when they wrote, Pre-excitation exists, ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a congenital abnormality. Learn the symptoms and causes of the disorder. http://bit.ly/dcZViT

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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) is an arrhythmia with an irregular atrial rate greater than 100 beats per minute (bpm). Atrial activity is well organized, with at least 3 morphologically distinct P waves, irregular P-P intervals, and ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Do you have multifocal atrial tachycardia? Learn what causes the condition. http://bit.ly/dBo2xc

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Junctional Rhythm: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cardiac rhythms arising from the atrioventricular (AV) junction occur as an automatic tachycardia or as an escape mechanism during periods of significant bradycardia with rates slower than the intrinsic junctional pacemaker. The AV node (AVN) has ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Junctional rhythms are common during sleep in young children & athletes. What are they, and are they dangerous? http://bit.ly/bB9k3g

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Atrial Flutter: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Atrial flutter has many clinical aspects that are similar to atrial fibrillation (ie, underlying disease, predisposing factors, complications, medical management). However, the underlying mechanism of atrial flutter makes it amenable to cure this arrhythmia with percutaneous ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Atrial flutter is similar to atrial fibrillation, but flutter is more easily managed. Learn what causes atrial flutter. http://bit.ly/doRqos

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