title: Spectrum of supraventricular tachycardias.
abstract: The term "supraventricular tachycardia" includes a wide variety of arrhythmias with very different clinical and prognostic significance. Each supraventricular tachycardia has unique characteristics and each patient, even when similar arrhythmias are present, remains a person with specific manifestations. In 1988, physicians should not be satisfied with the diagnosis of supraventricular tachycardia. Knowledge acquired in recent years makes it possible to diagnose correctly the type of supraventricular tachycardia using quite simple means. The spectrum of clinical presentation and significance of supraventricular arrhythmias is broad, with a wide range of clinical significance. Decisions on when and how to treat must therefore be taken carefully and specifically for each individual patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, University of Limburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brugada
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wellens
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology