Sometimes, doctors don't know what sets off the racing, thumping heartbeat caused by supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). What they do know for certain: It starts in the upper chambers of your heart ...

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a very rapid heartbeat (usually between 151 and 250 beats per minute, or BPM) and can cause a number of serious health issues. It’s seen in just over 2 out of ...

Types of Supraventricular Tachycardias Sinus tachycardia, by far the most common supraventricular tachycardia, is not a pathologic arrhythmia (with the rare exception of inappropriate sinus ...

Wide complex tachycardia is a general term that refers to conditions that cause an unusually fast heart rate and a particular pattern on an EKG. Tachycardia is when your heart beats unusually fast, ...

Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 2005;20(1):24-31. According to the site of origin of the impulse, the two classifications of SVT are atrial tachyarrhythmia and AV tachyarrhythmia. Atrial arrhythmias include ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Supraventricular arrhythmias may be underestimated in patients who have received percutaneous patent foramen ...

Tachycardia is a type of arrhythmia when your heart rate is faster than normal. A healthy resting heart rate for most adults is between 60 and 90 beats per minute (bpm), but adults with tachycardia ...