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Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
A condition characterized by an abnormal type of fast heart rate beginning above the heart's two lower chambers.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 40-year old asked:
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia: what are the symptoms?
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Do a lot of people have the heart condition paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (pat)? How common is this?
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Can a paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and av node reentry tachycardia increase the risk for a heart attack?
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What do you advise if I'm currently on medication for paroxsymal atrial tachycardia but have been experiencing fluttering and pain in chest for 3 days?
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Do you need a pacemaker if you have atrial tachycardia?
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What causes atrial tachycardia w/aberrant conduction in a Young person?
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Is there a difference between focal atrial tachycardia and av nodal re-entrant tachycardia?
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What to do if I have atrial tachycardia and was wondering if I would be able to get a cool adventurous job?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can atrial tachycardia start all of a sudden or have i had it all my life or can someone just develop a fast heart rate i'm f 30 no history of heart?
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A 23-year old male asked:
What is non paroxysmal sinus tachycardia And how can it be treated?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is there a?Difference between atrial tachycardia and junctional tachycardia?
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What does the surgery for atrial tachycardia involve?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Is sinus tachycardia same thing as the atrial fibillliation?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Atrial ectopic tachycardia vs atrial tachycardia? What's the difference?
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Does anyone have atrial tachycardia treatment?
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A 33-year old male asked:
When can ectopic atrial tachycardia be dangerous?
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What is "intraoperative mapping atrial tachycardia"?
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What is the success rate of ablation of atrial tachycardia?
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Is reentry tachycardia or ectopic atrial tachycardia worse?
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A 50-year old asked:
Could taking magnesium stop my paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia?
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A 29-year old asked:
How could ventricular tachycardia feel different from atrial tachycardia?
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A 44-year old asked:
Atrial tachycardia - eps / rfa advised by the cardiologist. Is this common?
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Atrial tachycardia - eps / rfa advised by the cardiologist. What does that mean?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it possible to be diagnosed with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (psvt?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What is the difference between ectopic atrial tachycardia and focal atrial tachycardia?
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A 42-year old asked:
For the experts - might taking magnesium stop my paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia?
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A 36-year old female asked:
If medication doesn't work and ablation failed, what else the options for atrial tachycardia?
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A 33-year old male asked:
How can ectopic atrial tachycardia be dangerous and how can it develope into other arhytmias?
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A 32-year old asked:
What does it mean if I have tachycardia with left atrial enlargement, abnormal ECG with t-wave abnormality?
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A 30-year old female asked:
My son is 9 he has atrial ectopic tachycardia, he has been more tired than normal and he is loosing weight. Should i make him an appt. Or is it norm.
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