Objective: To investigate whether a rapid access approach is useful for the evaluation of patients with symptoms suggestive of a new cardiac arrhythmia. Design: Prospective, descriptive study. Setting: Secondary care based rapid access arrhythmia clinic in West London, UK. Participants: Patients referred by their general practitioner or the emergency department with symptoms suggestive of a new...

BACKGROUND Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia are recognized clinically when patients seek treatment for symptoms due to recurrent arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation also increases the risk of stroke. The frequency with which asymptomatic arrhythmias occur in patients with these arrhythmias is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-two patients with paroxysm...

Abstract Background Randomized studies have reported low rates of atrial fibrillation (AF) after patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure (<6%) but relied on patients-reported symptomatic episodes, thus true incidence and timing AF PFO remain unknown. Objective To prospectively determine the incidence, timing, determinants supraventricular arrhythmia following based loop recorder monitoring. M...

Atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia is a common supraventricular arrhythmia. The rate of recurrence is relatively high, and accordingly ablative therapy became the first-line suggested therapy. In this review, we highlight the electrocardiographic clues to the diagnosis of atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia, also we present the electrophysiological data and maneuvers that enabl...

Background Patients with corrected Tetralogy of Fallot (cTOF) can develop supraventricular arrhythmias. So far, right atrial (RA) volume in TOF has not been evaluated in the context of arrhythmia. The aim of this study was to evaluate if right atrial (RA) volume in TOF correlates with the occurrence of supraventricular arrhythmias. To identify other risk factors for arrhythmias additional param...

The critical care physician must have a keen awareness of supraventricular tachycardia patterns, mechanisms, precipitants, and treatment. Although long-term management of most forms of supraventricular tachycardia lies primarily in the realm of the cardiac electrophysiologist, the intensivist must be proficient at acute arrhythmia therapy. Expertise in electrocardiography, pharmacokinetics, and...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with cardiovascular diseases, including conduction disturbances, and AS patients have a high probability of developing supraventricular arrhythmias. Aksoy et al1 evaluated P wave dispersion (PD) and signal-averaged electrocardiogram for P wave duration (SAPWD) in a small group of AS patients by 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiogram and 12 lead standard e...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of landiolol hydrochloride, a short-acting beta(1) blocker, by initiating its administration at a low dose (5 microg kg(-1) min(-1)) in patients with postoperative supraventricular arrhythmia. The efficacy of landiolol was evaluated in 38 patients who, after developing postoperative atrial flutter or fibrillation, with sinus tachycardia ...

BACKGROUND Supraventricular arrhythmias after thoracotomy for pulmonary resections are well documented. There has been considerable interest in their incidence, nature, predictability from preoperative assessment and treatment. The purpose of this study is to define prevalence, type, risk factors for post-thoracotomy supraventricular arrhythmias and to assess the efficacy of amiodarone as an an...

Supraventricular arrhythmias are a frequent complication in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). The prevalence increases with time since surgery, complexity of the underlying defect, type of repair and older age at surgery. Arrhythmias are the most frequent reason for hospital admission and along with heart failure the leading cause of death. The arrhythmia-associated increase in morbi...