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Paroxysmal tachycardia

MedGen UID:
21067
•Concept ID:
C0039236
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Paroxysmal Tachycardia; Paroxysmal Tachycardias; Tachycardia, Paroxysmal; Tachycardias, Paroxysmal
SNOMED CT: PT - Paroxysmal tachycardia (12026006); Paroxysmal tachycardia (12026006); Bouveret-Hoffmann syndrome (12026006); Essential paroxysmal tachycardia (12026006)
 
HPO: HP:0006688

Definition

An electrocardiographic finding of episodic tachycardia with abrupt onset and termination. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The acute treatment of maternal supraventricular tachycardias during pregnancy: a review of the literature.
Ghosh N, Luk A, Derzko C, Dorian P, Chow CM
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2011 Jan;33(1):17-23. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34767-3. PMID: 21272431
Management of Stokes-Adams syndrome.
Sigurd B, Sandøe E
Cardiology 1990;77(3):195-208. doi: 10.1159/000174601. PMID: 2272057
Management of paroxysmal tachycardia.
Wilkinson JL
Arch Dis Child 1983 Dec;58(12):945-6. doi: 10.1136/adc.58.12.945. PMID: 6686431Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Essentials of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia for the Pediatrician.
Borquez AA, Williams MR
Pediatr Ann 2021 Mar;50(3):e113-e120. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.3928/19382359-20210217-01. PMID: 34038647
Prevalence and incidence of patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in the United States.
Rehorn M, Sacks NC, Emden MR, Healey B, Preib MT, Cyr PL, Pokorney SD
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021 Aug;32(8):2199-2206. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1111/jce.15109. PMID: 34028109
Contemporary Burden and Correlates of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia.
Go AS, Hlatky MA, Liu TI, Fan D, Garcia EA, Sung SH, Solomon MD
J Am Heart Assoc 2018 Jul 7;7(14) doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.008759. PMID: 29982228Free PMC Article
Supraventricular tachycardia in children.
Kantoch MJ
Indian J Pediatr 2005 Jul;72(7):609-19. doi: 10.1007/BF02724188. PMID: 16077247
Mechanisms and management of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Kadish A, Passman R
Cardiol Rev 1999 Sep-Oct;7(5):254-64. doi: 10.1097/00045415-199909000-00009. PMID: 11208235

Diagnosis

Essentials of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia for the Pediatrician.
Borquez AA, Williams MR
Pediatr Ann 2021 Mar;50(3):e113-e120. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.3928/19382359-20210217-01. PMID: 34038647
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
Al-Zaiti SS, Magdic KS
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2016 Sep;28(3):309-16. Epub 2016 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2016.04.005. PMID: 27484659
Tachydysrhythmias.
Stahmer SA, Cowan R
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2006 Feb;24(1):11-40, v-vi. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2005.08.007. PMID: 16308111
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias.
Lowenstein SR, Halperin BD, Reiter MJ
J Emerg Med 1996 Jan-Feb;14(1):39-51. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(95)02061-6. PMID: 8655936
Alarm-clock heart.
Hardison JE
Am J Med 1984 Jan;76(1):2. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(84)90735-6. PMID: 6691356

Therapy

Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
Al-Zaiti SS, Magdic KS
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2016 Sep;28(3):309-16. Epub 2016 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2016.04.005. PMID: 27484659
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias.
Lowenstein SR, Halperin BD, Reiter MJ
J Emerg Med 1996 Jan-Feb;14(1):39-51. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(95)02061-6. PMID: 8655936
Flecainide and encainide.
Furlanello F, Vergara G, Bettini R, Mosna G, Gramegna L, Disertori M
Eur Heart J 1987 Mar;8 Suppl A:33-40. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/8.suppl_a.33. PMID: 3107989
Supraventricular tachycardias.
Ward DE
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1984 Feb 4;288(6414):344-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.288.6414.344. PMID: 6419919Free PMC Article
Paroxysmal tachycardia.
Br Med J 1972 Feb 5;1(5796):328-9. PMID: 5008656Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Prevalence and incidence of patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in the United States.
Rehorn M, Sacks NC, Emden MR, Healey B, Preib MT, Cyr PL, Pokorney SD
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021 Aug;32(8):2199-2206. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1111/jce.15109. PMID: 34028109
Autonomic dysfunction in the neurological intensive care unit.
Hilz MJ, Liu M, Roy S, Wang R
Clin Auton Res 2019 Jun;29(3):301-311. Epub 2018 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s10286-018-0545-8. PMID: 30022321
Contemporary Burden and Correlates of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia.
Go AS, Hlatky MA, Liu TI, Fan D, Garcia EA, Sung SH, Solomon MD
J Am Heart Assoc 2018 Jul 7;7(14) doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.008759. PMID: 29982228Free PMC Article
INFLUENCE OF CATHETER ABLATION OF PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ON PATIENTS' ANXIETY.
Papiashvili G, Tabagari-Bregvadze N, Brugada J
Georgian Med News 2018 Feb;(Issue):58-60. PMID: 29578424
Incidence and mechanism of presyncope and/or syncope associated with paroxysmal junctional tachycardia.
Brembilla-Perrot B, Beurrier D, Houriez P, Claudon O, Wertheimer J
Am J Cardiol 2001 Jul 15;88(2):134-8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01607-1. PMID: 11448409

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence and incidence of patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in the United States.
Rehorn M, Sacks NC, Emden MR, Healey B, Preib MT, Cyr PL, Pokorney SD
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021 Aug;32(8):2199-2206. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1111/jce.15109. PMID: 34028109
Contemporary Burden and Correlates of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia.
Go AS, Hlatky MA, Liu TI, Fan D, Garcia EA, Sung SH, Solomon MD
J Am Heart Assoc 2018 Jul 7;7(14) doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.008759. PMID: 29982228Free PMC Article
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis: a large cohort observation study and literature review.
Ho HH, Yeh SJ, Tsai WP, Wang CM, Chen JY
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2012 Dec;42(3):246-53. Epub 2012 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.04.002. PMID: 22608711
Electrophysiologic and clinical effects of flecainide for recurrent paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Hoff PI, Tronstad A, Oie B, Ohm OJ
Am J Cardiol 1988 Sep 15;62(9):585-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90660-1. PMID: 3137798
Clinical, electrocardiographic and electrophysiologic observations in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Wu D, Denes P, Amat-y-Leon F, Dhingra R, Wyndham CR, Bauernfeind R, Latif P, Rosen KM
Am J Cardiol 1978 May 22;41(6):1045-51. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(78)90856-1. PMID: 665509

Recent systematic reviews

Catheter ablation as first-line treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Imberti JF, Ding WY, Kotalczyk A, Zhang J, Boriani G, Lip G, Andrade J, Gupta D
Heart 2021 Oct;107(20):1630-1636. Epub 2021 Jul 14 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319496. PMID: 34261737
Cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Murray MI, Arnold A, Younis M, Varghese S, Zeiher AM
Clin Res Cardiol 2018 Aug;107(8):658-669. Epub 2018 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s00392-018-1232-4. PMID: 29564527
The Short and Long-Term Efficacy of Pulmonary Vein Isolation as a Sole Treatment Strategy for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kis Z, Muka T, Franco OH, Bramer WM, De Vries LJ, Kardos A, Szili-Torok T
Curr Cardiol Rev 2017;13(3):199-208. doi: 10.2174/1573403X13666170117125124. PMID: 28124593Free PMC Article

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