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Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

MedGen UID:
18314
Concept ID:
C0030590
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia; Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardias; Supraventricular Tachycardia, Paroxysmal; Tachycardia, Paroxysmal Supraventricular
SNOMED CT: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (67198005)
 
HPO: HP:0004763

Definition

An episodic form of supraventricular tachycardia with abrupt onset and termination. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

Conditions with this feature

Atrial conduction disease
MedGen UID:
863722
Concept ID:
C4015285
Disease or Syndrome
A rare genetic cardiac disease characterized by variably expressed atrial tachyarrhythmia (such as atrial flutter, paroxysmal or chronic atrial fibrillation, ectopic atrial tachycardia, or multifocal atrial tachycardia), infra-Hisian conduction system disease, and vulnerability to dilated cardiomyopathy. Age of onset ranges between childhood and adulthood.
Short stature, facial dysmorphism, and skeletal anomalies with or without cardiac anomalies 1
MedGen UID:
1778119
Concept ID:
C5542952
Disease or Syndrome

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PubMed

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Raja JM, Cave B, Jefferies JL, Khouzam RN
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Diagnosis

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Morady F
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Mahtani AU, Nair DG
Med Clin North Am 2019 Sep;103(5):863-879. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2019.05.007. PMID: 31378331
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Therapy

Peng G, Zei PC
JAMA 2024 Feb 20;331(7):601-610. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.0076. PMID: 38497695
Raja JM, Cave B, Jefferies JL, Khouzam RN
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Med Clin North Am 2019 Sep;103(5):863-879. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2019.05.007. PMID: 31378331
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Prognosis

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JAMA 2024 Feb 20;331(7):601-610. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.0076. PMID: 38497695
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Recent systematic reviews

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