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Understanding SupraventricularTachycardias

Ramin Davoudi MD

Medical Director

Cardiac Arrhythmia Service

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Understanding SVT

• Disclosures:

• Speakers Bureau – Boston Scientific, Biotronik, Boehringer Ingelheim

• Research – Boston Scientific, Biotronik

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Understanding SVT

• Goals:

• Understand different mechanisms of SVT

• Differentiate SVT based on ECG clues

• Understand therapies for the various SVT’s

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Types of SVT

• AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (70%)

• AV reentrant tachycardia (20%)

• Atrial tachycardia (9%)

• Junctional tachycardia (1%)

• Atrial Flutter

• Atrial Fibrillation

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Long RP vs Short RP

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AVNRT

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AVNRT

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Understanding SVT

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Understanding SVT - Linkage

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Junctional Tachycardia

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Long RP vs Short RP

AVNRTJunctional Tachycardia

AVRTAtrial Tachycardia

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Atrial Flutter

• Typical

• Counterclockwise/clockwise

• Atypical

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Atrial Flutter

• 140-160 bpm

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Atrial Flutter - Typical

V1

II,III,AVF

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Atrial Flutter

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Atrial Flutter

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Treatment

• Beta blockers

• Calcium Channel blockers

• Antiarrhythmic Medications

• Atrial fibrillation – Amiodarone, Sotalol, Dofetilide, Flecainide, Propafenone

• AVRT – Flecainide, Propafenone, Amiodarone

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Conclusion

• Mechanisms of SVT are few and simple

• Look for Clues with Long RP – Short RP

• Treatment is similar

• Know what is easy to ablate

• Thanks!


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