Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

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Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

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Overview: 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 ...

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Most Recently Shared on April 14, 2010 at 4:52 pm By:

SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins

Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is episodic, meaning it starts & ends quickly. Have you experienced it? http://bit.ly/9MAlGl

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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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nursingpins Vernon Dutton, R.N. Nurse

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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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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Health_SS Susan S Health Advocate

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

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Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome (LGL) is a clinical syndrome consisting of paroxysms of tachycardia and electrocardiogram (ECG) findings of a short PR interval and normal QRS duration. LGL is usually categorized in a class of preexcitation syndromes ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Learn the causes and symptoms of Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome. http://bit.ly/bWROBv

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Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia (AVNRT): eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) is the most common type of reentrant supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Because of the abrupt onset and termination of the reentrant SVT, the nonspecific term paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (or even the misleading ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Diagnosed with atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT)? Learn causes, symptoms, and treatment options. http://bit.ly/aIcgfB

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Atrial Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “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 ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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

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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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