whats svt?

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2007-11-06 16:42:57 · 2 answers · asked by lala 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases

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SVT stand for SupraVentricular tachycardia

This is to say, a tachycardia (or rapid heart beat) that has originated Supra Ventricularly - i.e. above the ventricles or in other words from the Atria of the heart.

There are many causes. Have a read of the wiki page below

2007-11-06 16:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Supraventricular tachycardia. Translation--your heart is beating too fast, but the heart rhythm looks close to normal on an EKG because the electrical signal is still coming from the top of the heart (the atria).

2007-11-07 00:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋