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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

Newest Review: ... from the SA node (Sino atrial node) located in the right atrium(there are 2 atria / chambers) reaches the AV node (atrio ventricular node) which then passes onto the Bundle of HIS and subsequently to the Purkinje fibres. SA node-----AV node------Bundle of HIS-----Purkinje fibres In an SVT an abnormal extra pathway is created from the AV node through to the ventricle.This conduction is continued unabated till it stops on it's own or a medical intervention is carried out.This overrides the normal conduction pathway. The signs and symptoms of SVT is a very rapid pulse rate at around 150-200 beats per minute.Palpitations(awareness of one... more

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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT): A brief Guide to SVT (272 words)
by - written on 02/05/07 (Useful, 97 readings)
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Supra means above,ventricular implies the (2) ventricular chamers in the heart,and tachycardia is the increased heart rate/pulse rate more than 100/minute. It is an abnormal impulse conduction arising above the ventricles and rate of the impulses is usually above 150/minute. The normal pathway is for the impulse to arise from the SA node (Sino atrial node) located in the right atrium(there are 2 atria / chambers) reaches the AV node (atrio ventricular node) which then passes onto the Bundle of HIS and subsequently to the Purkinje fibres. SA node-----AV node------Bundle of HIS-----Purkinje fibres In an SVT an abnormal extra ... Read the complete review

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