34  Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

• SVT is a “grab bag” term for tachyarrhythmias originating “above the ventricle”

Different types of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.

This is the best explanation of SVT I’ve ever seen ⬇️

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— Avraham Z. Cooper, MD ((AvrahamCooperMD?)) August 6, 2022

34.1 Irregular tachycardias (narrow complex)

• Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) (Figure Figure 34.1 A)
• atrial flutter with “variable conduction” (Figure Figure 34.1 B)
• atrial fibrillation (Figure Figure 34.1 C)
  • For more information, see Chapter 30

Figure 34.1: The types of narrow complex irregular tachyarrhythmias: (A) MAT, (B) AFlutter with variable conduction, and (C) AFib.

34.2 Regular tachycardias

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