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Is it at all, ever possible for afib to be misdiagnosed as svt or vice versa?

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Yes: It is not uncommon for these 2 supraventricular dysrhythmias to be missdiagnosed. Atrial fibrillatory P waves may be very low amplitude on the EKG or the irregularity of the ventricular response may be almost regular causing the misdiagnosis.

Answered 12/10/2018

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