Supraventricular tachycardia, or SVT, is a type of rapid heartbeat that begins in the upper chambers of the heart. Most cases don't need to be treated. They go away on their own. But if an episode ...

Q: What is the difference between atrial fibrillation and supraventricular tachycardia? A: While both conditions are rapid, abnormal heart rhythms that originate in the upper part of the heart, they ...

Recent studies have linked the use of intravenous and orally administered bisphosphonates with subsequent development of atrial fibrillation. Patients with cancer who receive intravenous ...

Tachycardia refers to a fast resting heart rate, usually over 100 beats per minute (bpm) in adults. Some people experience no symptoms, but others may notice palpitations and lightheadedness, among ...

Any tachycardic rhythm with a left or right bundle branch block that is NOT ventricular tachycardia is considered "supraventricular tachycardia with aberrancy". This would even include sinus ...

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2005;28(12):1322-1346. The performance of SVT-VT discriminators is linked to boundaries between detection zones for ventricular arrhythmias. In Guidant ICDs, this link is ...

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 ...