Supraventricular tachycardia.
Supraventricular tachycardias (SVT) comprise those tachycardias that originate above the bifurcation of the bundle of His. They can be classified broadly as AV node dependent and AV node independent. The mechanism and clinical manifestation of SVTs, which is essential to their correct diagnosis, is reviewed. The therapeutic management of SVTs, including acute and chronic drug therapy and catheter ablation, is discussed also.
Chauhan
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Krahn
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Klein
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Skanes
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Yee
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D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents