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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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 ...

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Tags: Tachycardia, Arrhythmia, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Emergency, Lung, Disease and Condition, Senior Health, Emergency Medicine

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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