Dr. Timm Dickfeld answers the question: 'What Is Supraventricular Tachycardia?' — -- Question: What does SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) mean, and is it similar to atrial fibrillation? Answer ...

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 ...

Dr. Steve Hammill answers the question: 'How Is Atrial Tachycardia Unique?' — -- Question: What is atrial tahycardia, and how does it differ from other heart rhythm problems? Answer :Atrial ...

A total of 38 AF ablation patients and 38 SVT ablation patients were included in the analysis (all with first follow-up). While the AF subjects were older and more often male, none of the other ...

Ablation of supraventricular tachycardia in elderly persons presents a challenging problem to electrophysiologists. Friable cardiac structures, prone to catheter perforation, comorbid cardiovascular ...

NF was a 24-year-old gravida 5 Para 1031 African-American woman presented for a prenatal visit at 38 weeks of gestation. As part of her visit, the fetal heart rate was auscultated and found to be ...