Supraventricular tachycardia

Question 1

Definition

Answer 1

Related to tachycardia caused by arrhythmia above the AV node

Question 2

Name the 3 types

Answer 2

• atrial fibrillation
• atrial flutter
• Wolf Parkinson White syndrome

Question 3

Wolf Parkinson White syndrome

Answer 3

Caused by The bundle of Kent- a group of cardiac cells which allow the passage of electrical activity with no delay
Allows a re-entrant circuit to be developed
Type a- left side of the heart
type b- right side of the heart

Question 4

Atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia

Answer 4

signal from ventricles re-enters the atria causing them to contract

Question 5

Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia

Answer 5

Signal formed in proximity to the AV node re-enters into the atria

Question 6

ECG of wolf Parkinson white

Answer 6

• short PR interval<0.12
• delta wave
• Long QRS complex