Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias

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Supraventricular tachycardia Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a rhythm disturbance with a rate greater than 100 that requires tissue from above the His-Purkinje system to perpetuate. SVT can be regular (e.g.,…

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Cardiac Pacing and Pacemaker Rhythms

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Pacemaker rhythms Cardiac pacing systems are described by a three- or four-letter code. The first letter indicates the chamber in which pacing stimuli are delivered (atrium, A; ventricle, V; or…

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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

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Implantable cardioverter defibrillators An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a device that is placed subcutaneously or submuscularly, with leads that are positioned within the heart (or, more recently, subcutaneously). In…

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Drug Effects and Electrolyte Disorders

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Antiarrhythmic drugs By several mechanisms, some drugs, particularly antiarrhythmic drugs, can cause serious rhythm disturbances in susceptible individuals. This is termed proarrhythmia . Proarrhythmia encompasses an extensive list of arrhythmia…

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Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias

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Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia Description Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is defined as three or more consecutive ventricular beats occurring at a rate of 100 beats or more per minute. Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia…

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Ectopic Complexes and Rhythms

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Premature atrial complexes Description Premature atrial complexes (PACs) are supraventricular ectopic depolarizations originating in or near the atria or in the pulmonary veins that supersede activation from the sinus node….

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Bradyarrhythmias—Conduction System Abnormalities

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Atrioventricular conduction abnormalities Atrioventricular (AV) block occurs when an atrial impulse either is not conducted to the ventricle or is conducted with delay. This assumes that the impulse occurs at…

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Athletes and Arrhythmias

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Athletes with arrhythmias constitute a potentially high-risk group that may need special attention and evaluation in addition to care that might be required for nonathletes, especially if these athletes have…

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Management of Arrhythmias in Pregnancy

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During pregnancy, preexisting arrhythmias may or may not increase. Hemodynamic changes, particularly during the third trimester, may predispose to some arrhythmias. Palpitations due to higher plasma volumes or ectopy are…

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Treatment of Arrhythmias

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Pharmacologic therapy for clinical arrhythmias Antiarrhythmic Agents Adenosine Adenosine is an intravenous (IV) purinergic blocker that inhibits sinus node and atrioventricular (AV) node automaticity and conduction, similar to high parasympathetic…

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