title: Supraventricular tachycardia. Occasional nuisance or frequent threat?
abstract: Supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) are common and are widely regarded as a nuisance. They are often repetitive and persistent, and cause more upset than is currently acknowledged although only rarely do they threaten life. Surprisingly, they are ill-defined. A modern approach to SVT requires an accurate diagnosis and a readiness to abandon obsolete therapies in favour of effective new strategies, whether pharmacological or ablative.
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy