Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 2005;20(1):24-31. According to the site of origin of the impulse, the two classifications of SVT are atrial tachyarrhythmia and AV tachyarrhythmia. Atrial arrhythmias include ...

Supraventricular tachycardia is a term used to describe any heart rhythm that is greater than 100 beats per minute originating from above the AV node (the atrium). The term “SVT” can be confusing at ...

This is a narrow QRS complex tachycardia with a very fast heart rate (about 250 beats per minute). It is quite difficult to indentify any P wave activity to determine the exact etiology. Most commonly ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The high incidence of atrial arrhythmias is mostly due to AF. However, sinus tachycardia, another atrial arrhythmia, is a common physiologic response to stressors such as pain, fever, exercise, or ...