What are the different types of Supraventricular Tachycardia?

Answer 1

These are of 4 types:

a)Re-entrant atrial tachycardia
Atrial fibrillation Atrial flutter

b)Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia
This is the commonest form involving 50% to 60% of cases.

c)Atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia utilising a concealed by pass tract
This includes WPW syndrome or Bundle of Kent syndrome.The by-pass tract is connected.This comprises about 30% to 40% of cases.

d)Automatic Tachycardia
These are rare & comprises about 10% of cases.It is seen in uraemia,hypokalaemia,alcohol intoxication & with catecholamine drugs.The heart rate is more than 100/minute and 3-4 distinct different morphology of P wave is seen in ECG.Calcium channel blockers are very helpful in treatment.

Answer 2

I am a cardiac monitor technician. Here is an explanation of supraventricular tachycardia: it is an extremely rapid heart rate (tachycardia) originating from a point of irritation above the ventricle (supraventricular). Because the heart rate is so fast, often in the range of 160 to 200 beats per minute, it is not possible to determine its exact point of origin or often its cause, thus the generic terminology of supraventricular tachycardia is employed. A slower rate might be recognizable as atrial tachycardia or as atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, while ventricular tachycardia manifests as a distinctive bizarre arrhythmia and is lethal.

Answer 3

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/Supraventricular-Tachycardia-Cause

Try this. Best wishes.

Answer 4

Let's see. Atrial flutter, atrial fib, PAT (paroxysmal AT), ther must be more......