Supraventricular Arrhythmia

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Management 4 More General Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• atrial fibrillation (AF)
• atrial flutter
• atrial standstill
• atrioventricular (AV) block
• AV junctional rhythm
• sick sinus syndrome; atrial fibrillation with bradyarrhythmia; tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome
• sinoatrial exit block
• sinus arrest/pause
• sinus arrhythmia
• sinus bradycardia
• supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
• wandering atrial pacemaker

Introduction

• An irregular heart beat that originates in the atria or AV node.

Management

• atrial septal defect should be considered in all patients presenting with new-onset atrial arrhythmia [1]

More General Terms

• cardiac arrhythmia

References

1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009
2. National Guideline Clearinghouse ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular arrhythmias. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias). ngc-guideline: [1]

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