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antidromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia — antidromic circus movement tachycardia a reentrant tachycardia in which the reentrant circuit involves anterograde conduction over the accessory pathway and retrograde conduction over the normal pathway through the AV node and the His bundle. Cf … Medical dictionary
orthodromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia — orthodromic circus movement tachycardia a nodal reentrant tachycardia in which the reentrant circuit involves anterograde conduction over the usual pathway through the AV node and His bundle, and retrograde conduction over an accessory pathway.… … Medical dictionary
permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia — (PJRT) a chronic orthodromic atrioventricular nodal reciprocating tachycardia in which retrograde conduction on a posteroseptal accessory pathway is much slower than anterograde conduction along the normal conduction pathway … Medical dictionary
atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia — tachycardia resulting from reentry in or around the atrioventricular node, characterized by a QRS complex of supraventricular origin, sudden onset and termination, and a regular rhythm at a rate of 150 to 250 beats per minute. See also antidromic … Medical dictionary
Tachycardia — A rapid heart rate, usually defined as greater than 100 beats per minute. The tachycardias include sinus tachycardia, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT), and ventricular tachycardia. Sinus tachycardia is due to rapid firing of a normal structure … Medical dictionary
Supraventricular tachycardia — Classification and external resources Lead II electrocardiogram strip showing SVT with a heart rate of about 150. ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
AVRT — atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia; atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia; atrioventricular reentry * * * atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia … Medical dictionary
AVRT — • atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia; • atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia; • atrioventricular reentry … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
