Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia
AVRT
Facts
:
Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia
Circulating movement of an impulse between the AV node and the atrium through a bypass tract
History / PE
:
Palpitations
SOB
Angina
Syncope
Diagnosis
:
Retrograde P wave after normal QRS
Treatment
:
Carotid massage/valsalva, adenosine (stop arrhythmia)
Cardiovert if unstable
Associated With
:
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
July 19th 2010
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Internal Medicine
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