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Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia by ECG Finding

MedGen UID:
776563
•Concept ID:
C2108093
•
Finding
Synonyms: Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia; Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia by EKG Finding

Definition

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

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParoxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia by ECG Finding

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multidisciplinary Critical Care Management of Electrical Storm: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.
Jentzer JC, Noseworthy PA, Kashou AH, May AM, Chrispin J, Kabra R, Arps K, Blumer V, Tisdale JE, Solomon MA; American College of Cardiology Critical Care Cardiology and Electrophysiology Sections
J Am Coll Cardiol 2023 Jun 6;81(22):2189-2206. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.03.424. PMID: 37257955Free PMC Article
Diagnosis, management and therapeutic strategies for congenital long QT syndrome.
Wilde AAM, Amin AS, Postema PG
Heart 2022 Mar;108(5):332-338. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318259. PMID: 34039680Free PMC Article
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Al-Khatib SM, Stevenson WG, Ackerman MJ, Bryant WJ, Callans DJ, Curtis AB, Deal BJ, Dickfeld T, Field ME, Fonarow GC, Gillis AM, Granger CB, Hammill SC, Hlatky MA, Joglar JA, Kay GN, Matlock DD, Myerburg RJ, Page RL
J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 Oct 2;72(14):e91-e220. Epub 2018 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.054. PMID: 29097296

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Simplified Integrated Clinical and Electrocardiographic Algorithm for Differentiation of Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia: The Basel Algorithm.
Moccetti F, Yadava M, Latifi Y, Strebel I, Pavlovic N, Knecht S, Asatryan B, Schaer B, Kühne M, Henrikson CA, Stephan FP, Osswald S, Sticherling C, Reichlin T
JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2022 Jul;8(7):831-839. Epub 2022 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.03.017. PMID: 35863808
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
Ventricular Arrhythmias.
AlMahameed ST, Ziv O
Med Clin North Am 2019 Sep;103(5):881-895. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2019.05.008. PMID: 31378332
Polymorphic Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia: Differential Diagnosis.
Jebberi Z, Marazzato J, De Ponti R, Bagliani G, Leonelli FM, Boveda S
Card Electrophysiol Clin 2019 Jun;11(2):333-344. Epub 2019 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2019.02.004. PMID: 31084854
Noninvasive clues for diagnosing ventricular tachycardia mechanism.
Enriquez A, Riley M, Marchlinski F
J Electrocardiol 2018 Mar-Apr;51(2):163-169. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.11.009. PMID: 29287718

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and management of ventricular tachycardia.
Whitaker J, Wright MJ, Tedrow U
Clin Med (Lond) 2023 Sep;23(5):442-448. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2023-23.5.Cardio3. PMID: 37775174Free PMC Article
Simplified Integrated Clinical and Electrocardiographic Algorithm for Differentiation of Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia: The Basel Algorithm.
Moccetti F, Yadava M, Latifi Y, Strebel I, Pavlovic N, Knecht S, Asatryan B, Schaer B, Kühne M, Henrikson CA, Stephan FP, Osswald S, Sticherling C, Reichlin T
JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2022 Jul;8(7):831-839. Epub 2022 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.03.017. PMID: 35863808
Electrocardiographic artifact.
Littmann L
J Electrocardiol 2021 Jan-Feb;64:23-29. Epub 2020 Nov 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.11.006. PMID: 33278776
How to use the 12-lead ECG to predict the site of origin of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias.
Enriquez A, Baranchuk A, Briceno D, Saenz L, Garcia F
Heart Rhythm 2019 Oct;16(10):1538-1544. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.04.002. PMID: 30954600
Idiopathic Ventricular Premature Contraction and Ventricular Tachycardia: Distribution of the Origin, Diagnostic Algorithm, and Catheter Ablation.
Kobayashi Y
J Nippon Med Sch 2018;85(2):87-94. doi: 10.1272/jnms.2018_85-14. PMID: 29731502

Therapy

Diagnosis and Management of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia.
Peng G, Zei PC
JAMA 2024 Feb 20;331(7):601-610. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.0076. PMID: 38497695
Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia: Challenges and Solutions.
Almarzuqi A, Kimber S, Quadros K, Senaratne J
Vasc Health Risk Manag 2022;18:397-406. Epub 2022 Jun 7 doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S274857. PMID: 35698640Free PMC Article
Ventricular Arrhythmias.
AlMahameed ST, Ziv O
Med Clin North Am 2019 Sep;103(5):881-895. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2019.05.008. PMID: 31378332
Update in Cardiac Sarcoidosis.
Ribeiro Neto ML, Jellis CL, Joyce E, Callahan TD, Hachamovitch R, Culver DA
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019 Nov;16(11):1341-1350. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-119CME. PMID: 31322914
Noninvasive clues for diagnosing ventricular tachycardia mechanism.
Enriquez A, Riley M, Marchlinski F
J Electrocardiol 2018 Mar-Apr;51(2):163-169. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.11.009. PMID: 29287718

Prognosis

Arrhythmias and Their Electrophysiological Mechanisms in Takotsubo Syndrome: A Narrative Review.
Koh Y, Voskoboinik A, Neil C
Heart Lung Circ 2022 Aug;31(8):1075-1084. Epub 2022 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.03.010. PMID: 35562239
A novel ECG finding in patients with epicardial infarct-associated ventricular tachycardia: a case series.
Darma A, Bertagnolli L, Dinov B, Torri F, Dagres N, Bollmann A, Hindricks G, Arya A
Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2022 Jun;33(2):217-223. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s00399-022-00849-9. PMID: 35277790
Conceptual and literature basis for wide complex tachycardia and baseline ECG comparison.
Evenson CM, Kashou AH, LoCoco S, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh AJ, Cuculich PS, Noseworthy PA, May AM
J Electrocardiol 2021 Mar-Apr;65:50-54. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2021.01.007. PMID: 33503517
How to use the 12-lead ECG to predict the site of origin of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias.
Enriquez A, Baranchuk A, Briceno D, Saenz L, Garcia F
Heart Rhythm 2019 Oct;16(10):1538-1544. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.04.002. PMID: 30954600
Noninvasive clues for diagnosing ventricular tachycardia mechanism.
Enriquez A, Riley M, Marchlinski F
J Electrocardiol 2018 Mar-Apr;51(2):163-169. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.11.009. PMID: 29287718

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnosis and Management of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia.
Peng G, Zei PC
JAMA 2024 Feb 20;331(7):601-610. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.0076. PMID: 38497695
Wide Complex Tachycardia Differentiation: A Reappraisal of the State-of-the-Art.
Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh AJ, Asirvatham SJ, May AM
J Am Heart Assoc 2020 Jun 2;9(11):e016598. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.016598. PMID: 32427020Free PMC Article
How to use the 12-lead ECG to predict the site of origin of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias.
Enriquez A, Baranchuk A, Briceno D, Saenz L, Garcia F
Heart Rhythm 2019 Oct;16(10):1538-1544. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.04.002. PMID: 30954600
Noninvasive clues for diagnosing ventricular tachycardia mechanism.
Enriquez A, Riley M, Marchlinski F
J Electrocardiol 2018 Mar-Apr;51(2):163-169. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.11.009. PMID: 29287718
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, an update.
Pérez-Riera AR, Barbosa-Barros R, de Rezende Barbosa MPC, Daminello-Raimundo R, de Lucca AA Jr, de Abreu LC
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2018 Jul;23(4):e12512. Epub 2017 Oct 19 doi: 10.1111/anec.12512. PMID: 29048771Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Anthracyclines and the risk of arrhythmias: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dean YE, Dahshan H, Motawea KR, Khalifa Z, Tanas Y, Rakha I, Hasan W, Kishk M, Mahmoud A, Elsayed A, Abdelkader O, Tokunaga A, Khalifa A, Helmy A, Elhalag RH, Farghaly RM, Abdelkader OKS, Shah J, Hakim D, Aiash H
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Nov 17;102(46):e35770. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035770. PMID: 37986405Free PMC Article
Sudden cardiac death, arrhythmias and abnormal electrocardiography in systemic sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fairley JL, Ross L, Quinlivan A, Hansen D, Paratz E, Stevens W, Kistler PM, McLellan A, La Gerche A, Nikpour M
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2023 Oct;62:152229. Epub 2023 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152229. PMID: 37354723
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with inherited arrhythmia syndromes: A systematic review.
Medeiros P, Santos M, Arantes C, Pereira VH, Rocha S
Heart Lung 2023 Jul-Aug;60:1-7. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.02.012. PMID: 36863123
Systematic review of long QT syndrome identified during fetal life.
Chivers S, Ovadia C, Regan W, Zidere V, Vigneswaran T, Sharland G, Rosenthal E, Seed PT, Simpson JM, Williamson C
Heart Rhythm 2023 Apr;20(4):596-606. Epub 2022 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.12.026. PMID: 36566891
Intravenous haloperidol: A systematic review of side effects and recommendations for clinical use.
Beach SR, Gross AF, Hartney KE, Taylor JB, Rundell JR
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2020 Nov-Dec;67:42-50. Epub 2020 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.08.008. PMID: 32979582

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