nonparoxysmal junctional tachycardia

nonparoxysmal junctional tachycardia
a junctional tachycardia of slow onset, with a heart rate of 70 to 130 beats per minute. It is due to enhanced automaticity of the atrioventricular junctional tissue and is often associated with digitalis toxicity, acute myocardial infarction, acute carditis, or surgical trauma.

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  • junctional tachycardia — n tachycardia associated with the generation of impulses in a locus in the region of the atrioventricular node * * * tachycardia arising in response to impulses originating in the atrioventricular junction, with a heart rate greater than 75 beats …   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

  • NPJT — nonparoxysmal atrioventricular junctional tachycardia …   Medical dictionary

  • NPJT — • nonparoxysmal atrioventricular junctional tachycardia …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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