Key result
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia is uniquely associated with pounding in the neck, higher right atrial pressures, and pronounced vena cava flow reversal compared to other forms of SVT.
Why the study?
Does atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia cause pounding in the neck and specific hemodynamic changes compared to other forms of supraventricular tachycardia?
Observational
Does atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia cause pounding in the neck and specific hemodynamic changes compared to other forms of supraventricular tachycardia?
AVNRT is uniquely associated with the symptom of neck pounding, which is driven by higher right atrial pressures and vena cava flow reversal during atrial systole.
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May aid SVT differentiation by neck pounding; hypothesis-generating for hemodynamic markers, needs prospective validation.
ALTHOUGH the diagnosis of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia is made on the basis of electrophysiologic criteria, the symptoms and results of physical examination in patients with this arrhythmia may differ from those in patients with other forms of supraventricular tachycardia.1 2 3 4 The present study suggests that among patients with supraventricular tachycardia, only those with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia feel pounding in the neck during the arrhythmia. They also have higher right atrial pressures and more pronounced reversal of flow in the superior and inferior vena cava during atrial systole than patients with other forms of supraventricular tachycardia. The feeling of regular, . . .
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Gürsoy et al. (1992) conducted an observational in Supraventricular tachycardia. Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia vs. Other forms of supraventricular tachycardia was evaluated on Pounding in the neck, right atrial pressures, and reversal of flow in vena cava. Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia is uniquely associated with pounding in the neck, higher right atrial pressures, and pronounced vena cava flow reversal compared to other forms of SVT.
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