title: [Diagnosis and treatment of paroxysmal tachycardia].
abstract: The practising physician's knowledge of paroxysmal attacks of tachycardia is frequently disappointing. In this article a description is given of mechanisms and possible sites of origin of tachycardia. This is followed by a discussion on the typical history and the findings in these patients. Lastly, therapeutic guidelines are given. A discussion of the electrocardiographic features of the different types of paroxysmal tachycardias falls outside the scope of this article.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologische Abteilung, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Limburg, Maastricht, Niederlande.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Metzger
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lyttwin
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wellens
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000503:physiopathology; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Diagnosestellung und Behandlung paroxysmaler Tachykardien.