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supraventricular arrhythmia
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]
Specific
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
General
cardiac arrhythmia
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012
- Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Scheinman MM, Aliot EM et al
ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with
supraventricular arrhythmias--executive summary: a report of
the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of
Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee
to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With
Supraventricular Arrhythmias).
Circulation. 2003 Oct 14;108(15):1871-909.
PMID: 14557344