Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia
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Not to be confused with AV nodal reentrant tachycardia.
Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT), or atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia, is a type of abnormal fast heart rhythm and is classified as a type of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). AVRT is most commonly associated with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, but is also seen in permanent junctional reentrant tachycardia (PJRT). In AVRT, an accessory pathway allows electrical signals from the heart's ventricles to enter the atria and cause earlier than normal contraction, which leads to repeated stimulation of the atrioventricular node.[1]
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Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia | |
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Other names | Atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia |
Conduction pathway in atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia, a form of supraventricular tachycardia | |
Specialty | Cardiology |
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