Disease or Syndrome
supraventricular tachycardia
Subclass of:
Tachycardia
Definitions related to supraventricular tachycardia:
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A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of a tachycardia which does not originate in the ventricles or His Purkinje system. There is an abnormally high heart rate and QRS complexes are typically narrow, but aberration or preexcitation may be present. (CDISC)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A tachycardia originating in the atria of the heart.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An abnormally fast heartbeat originating in heart tissue above the ventricles.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally increased heart rate (over 100 beats per minute at rest) with origin above the level of the ventricles.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(tachycardia, supraventricular) A generic expression for any tachycardia that originates above the BUNDLE OF HIS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disorder characterized by a dysrhythmia with a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute that originates above the ventricles.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), also called paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, is defined as an abnormally fast heartbeat. It's a broad term that includes many forms of heart rhythm problems (heart arrhythmias) that originate above the ventricles (supraventricular) in the atria or AV node.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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