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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

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Leoni L, Bronzetti G, Colonna D, Porcedda G, Rimini A, Silvetti MS; Area Pediatrica, Associazione Italiana di Aritmologia e Cardiostimolazione (AIAC)
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2023 Sep 1;24(9):589-601. Epub 2023 May 29 doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001484. PMID: 37409656Free PMC Article
Borquez AA, Williams MR
Pediatr Ann 2021 Mar;50(3):e113-e120. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.3928/19382359-20210217-01. PMID: 34038647
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
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
Kantoch MJ
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Diagnosis

Borquez AA, Williams MR
Pediatr Ann 2021 Mar;50(3):e113-e120. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.3928/19382359-20210217-01. PMID: 34038647
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
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Indian J Pediatr 2005 Jul;72(7):609-19. doi: 10.1007/BF02724188. PMID: 16077247
Lowenstein SR, Halperin BD, Reiter MJ
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Therapy

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
Lowenstein SR, Halperin BD, Reiter MJ
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Prognosis

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
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
Rosengren P, Li X, Sundquist J, Sundquist K, Zöller B
Ann Med 2018 Nov;50(7):556-564. Epub 2018 Oct 15 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2018.1521525. PMID: 30192639Free PMC Article
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
Peters RW, Gold MR
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Clinical prediction guides

Mao M, Zhai C, Qian G
J Electrocardiol 2023 Sep-Oct;80:155-161. Epub 2023 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2023.06.006. PMID: 37422943
Leoni L, Bronzetti G, Colonna D, Porcedda G, Rimini A, Silvetti MS; Area Pediatrica, Associazione Italiana di Aritmologia e Cardiostimolazione (AIAC)
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2023 Sep 1;24(9):589-601. Epub 2023 May 29 doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001484. PMID: 37409656Free PMC Article
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
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
Ho HH, Yeh SJ, Tsai WP, Wang CM, Chen JY
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Recent systematic reviews

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
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
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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