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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

Etiology, prognosis, and management of paroxysmal tachycardia in the young.
Benson DW Jr
Compr Ther 1987 Oct;13(10):54-8. PMID: 3315411
A CLINICAL TRIAL OF ANTAZOLINE IN THE TREATMENT OF ARRHYTHMIAS.
REYNOLDS EW Jr, BAIRD WM, CLIFFORD ME
Am J Cardiol 1964 Oct;14:513-21. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(64)90035-9. PMID: 14215062
Management of paroxysmal tachycardia.
SCHERF D
Dis Chest 1960 May;37:569-72. doi: 10.1378/chest.37.5.569. PMID: 14442663

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

An unexpected cause of infantile dyspnea.
Nikolla DA, Carlson JN
CJEM 2017 May;19(3):230-234. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1017/cem.2016.379. PMID: 27645288
Syncope in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: mechanisms and consequences for treatment.
Williams L, Frenneaux M
Europace 2007 Sep;9(9):817-22. Epub 2007 May 23 doi: 10.1093/europace/eum093. PMID: 17522079
Management of infants, children, and adolescents with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Kugler JD, Danford DA
J Pediatr 1996 Sep;129(3):324-38. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70063-x. PMID: 8804320
Sudden cardiac death: the major challenge confronting contemporary cardiology.
Lown B
Am J Cardiol 1979 Feb;43(2):313-28. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(79)80021-1. PMID: 83793
Heart in Friedreich's ataxia.
Khosla SN
Am J Med Sci 1975 Nov-Dec;270(3):475-80. doi: 10.1097/00000441-197511000-00008. PMID: 129003

Diagnosis

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
Diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias during and following open heart surgery.
Waldo AL, Henthorn RW, Epstein AE, Plumb VJ
Med Clin North Am 1984 Sep;68(5):1153-69. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)31090-2. PMID: 6208443
Pediatric cardiac emergencies.
Fulton DR, Grodin M
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1983 Apr;1(1):45-61. PMID: 6394286
Cardiac arrhythmias.
Q Med Rev 1973 Jan;23(2):1-35. PMID: 4121536
Ventricular tachycardia.
Zipes DP, Fisch C
Arch Intern Med 1971 Nov;128(5):815-7. doi: 10.1001/archinte.128.5.815. PMID: 4107519

Therapy

Sotalol for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias.
Camm AJ, Paul V
Am J Cardiol 1990 Jan 2;65(2):67A-73A; discussion 82A-83A. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90206-g. PMID: 2403736
Pediatric cardiac emergencies.
Fulton DR, Grodin M
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1983 Apr;1(1):45-61. PMID: 6394286
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
N Engl J Med 1973 Jan 4;288(1):51-2. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197301042880120. PMID: 4681907
Refractory supraventricular tachycardias.
Ticzon AR, Whalen RW
Circulation 1973 Mar;47(3):642-53. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.47.3.642. PMID: 4571059
Paroxysmal tachycardia.
Br Med J 1972 Feb 5;1(5796):328-9. PMID: 5008656Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Para-Hisian Pacing: A Paradoxical Response?
Kumar DS, Zarraga IG, Raitt MH, Balaji S
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2017 Jan;28(1):124-125. Epub 2016 Oct 26 doi: 10.1111/jce.13106. PMID: 27696621
An unexpected cause of infantile dyspnea.
Nikolla DA, Carlson JN
CJEM 2017 May;19(3):230-234. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1017/cem.2016.379. PMID: 27645288
Update: Arrhythmias (V). Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias and preexcitation syndromes.
Almendral J, Castellanos E, Ortiz M
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2012 May;65(5):456-69. Epub 2012 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.recesp.2011.11.026. PMID: 22459483
Sotalol for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias.
Camm AJ, Paul V
Am J Cardiol 1990 Jan 2;65(2):67A-73A; discussion 82A-83A. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90206-g. PMID: 2403736
Etiology, prognosis, and management of paroxysmal tachycardia in the young.
Benson DW Jr
Compr Ther 1987 Oct;13(10):54-8. PMID: 3315411

Clinical prediction guides

Termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia by intranasal swab insertion.
Hooker EA, Liebman JS
Am J Emerg Med 2023 Oct;72:222.e3-222.e4. Epub 2023 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.08.002. PMID: 37543444
Para-Hisian Pacing: A Paradoxical Response?
Kumar DS, Zarraga IG, Raitt MH, Balaji S
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2017 Jan;28(1):124-125. Epub 2016 Oct 26 doi: 10.1111/jce.13106. PMID: 27696621
Sotalol for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias.
Camm AJ, Paul V
Am J Cardiol 1990 Jan 2;65(2):67A-73A; discussion 82A-83A. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90206-g. PMID: 2403736
Idiopathic paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia in infants and children.
Hernandez A, Strauss A, Kleiger RE, Goldring D
J Pediatr 1975 Feb;86(2):182-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(75)80464-1. PMID: 1111679
Heart in Friedreich's ataxia.
Khosla SN
Am J Med Sci 1975 Nov-Dec;270(3):475-80. doi: 10.1097/00000441-197511000-00008. PMID: 129003

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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