Question 1

is junctional tachycardia a normal finding in the setting of athlete's heart syndrome?

Accepted Answer

: While junctional  rhythm at a rate of 50-60 beats/minute is common in athletes, junctional tachycardia defined sustained junctional beats at a rate greater than 100 beats/minute is NOT a feature of athletes heart. When encountered, it may instead be reciprocating SVT with P waves superimposed on the QRS complexes. Vagal maneuvers may terminate this tachycardia with return to sinus rhythm.

Question 2

can junctional tachycardia be safely ablated?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Depending on the source causing junctional tachycardia, cardiac electrophysiologic procedures can safely interrogate the source of the ectopic foci, in safely ablate the pathway causing recurrence utilizing radio frequency, catheter ablation.

Question 3

is there a?difference between atrial tachycardia and junctional tachycardia?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: These are two different rhythms.  Atrial tachycardia is an abnormal rhythm originating from either the left or right atrium.  Junctional tachycardia is an abnormal rhythm originating from the av node.  Neither is more dangerous than the other.  The treatments will be different, usually.

Question 4

so how do i go about treating junctional tachycardia. i took a ecg and that is what it said at the top.

Accepted Answer

Have a doc: Look at your ecg first. Some of the automatic readings are not accurate. Circumstances for the test will be critical also as to why you had an ecg in the first place, location, symptoms, etc. Once confirmed, if ever confirmed, a cardio consult will be appropriate.

Question 5

what is the difference between atrial and junctional tachycardia?

Accepted Answer

Location: In very general terms, in atrial tachycardia the abnormally fast beats originate from the heart's upper chambers (the atria) and in junctional tachycardia the origin of the abnormal beat is close to the "junction" of the upper and lower chambers.  There are also differences in the prognosis and management of each as well.

Question 6

can you tell me the difference between atrial tachycardia and junctional tachycardia?

Accepted Answer

Very little!: Rapid heart rhythm can have many causes.  The most important difference is between those starting in the ventricles, v tach or v fib, which are often rapidly lethal, and those starting in the atria and/or av junction, which cause symptoms but are rarely fatal. The regular rapid rhythms atrial tachycardia or av junctional tachycardia can be hard to separate and are treated similarly.

Question 7

can a cardiac ablation cure accelerated junctional tachycardia, avtr or avnrt?

Accepted Answer

Yes: good success in these 80% or high

Question 8

i am 29 and i get premature junctional contractions, sometimes runs of 3-8 beats. when in a run rate is 105bpm. normal echo and electrolytes. does the runs mean i have junctional tachycardia? i have pots too.

Accepted Answer

Junctional tachycard: Runs of 3-8 beats would be classified as short bursts of junctional tachycardia. One beat would be a single premature junctional complex or beat. 2 beats would be a couplet. 3 beats would be a triplet or short run of junctional tachycardia also. Apparently no pro!onged runs of junctional tachycardia were seen on your holter monitoring.

Question 9

can a patient with a heart rate of 116 and a rhythm of afib display bigeminal ves or would the rhythm be diagnosed as junctional tachycardia with bigem pvcs?

Accepted Answer

: One can have A Fib with a PVC following every QRS by a rentry circuit in the ventricles. However if the ventricular rhythm is perfectly regular, you would then have A Fib with AV dissociation and junctional tachycardia with ventricular bigeminy.  The ventricular rhythm would then be completely independent of the atrial activity. I hope this helps.

Question 10

occasionally i get runs of junctional tachycardia heart rate 110, usually like 10 beats then it goes back to normal, is it serious?

Accepted Answer

: Are you having symptoms during these episodes? Is your blood pressure ok during these episodes? If you are symptomatic, you should see a cardiologist to see if there is any treatment that would be needed to control the symptoms. You also want to determine how often it occurs and if there is any treatable cause, like an electrolyte abnormality. A cardiologist can do this evaluation.

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Is junctional tachycardia a normal finding in the setting of athlete's heart syndrome?

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Can junctional tachycardia be safely ablated?

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Is there a?difference between atrial tachycardia and junctional tachycardia?

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So how do i go about treating junctional tachycardia. i took a ecg and that is what it said at the top.

A member asked:

What is the difference between atrial and junctional tachycardia?

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Can you tell me the difference between atrial tachycardia and junctional tachycardia?

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Can a cardiac ablation cure accelerated junctional tachycardia, avtr or avnrt?

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I am 29 and i get premature junctional contractions, sometimes runs of 3-8 beats. when in a run rate is 105bpm. normal echo and electrolytes. does the runs mean i have junctional tachycardia? i have pots too.

A member asked:

Can a patient with a heart rate of 116 and a rhythm of afib display bigeminal ves or would the rhythm be diagnosed as junctional tachycardia with bigem pvcs?

A member asked:

Occasionally i get runs of junctional tachycardia heart rate 110, usually like 10 beats then it goes back to normal, is it serious?

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