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What is SVT?
SVT stands for Supraventricular tachycardia. This is a faster than normal heart rate at beginning above the heart’s two lower chamber.
Ventricular fibrillation
30 May 2012
(Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ventricular_fibrillation.png)
Types of SVT:
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Atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia- occurs when there's an extra electrical pathway that links the upper and lower chambers of the heart .-See more at: http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/types-of-supraventricular-tachycardia-topic-overview
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Atrial Flutter- Is the heart's upper chambers (atria) beatting irregularly. - See more at: http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/types-of-supraventricular-tachycardia-topic-overview
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Atrio-ventricular re-entrant tachycardia . Is caused by an abnormal or extra electrical pathway in the heart. Like a "short circuit". - See more at: http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/types-of-supraventricular-tachycardia-topic-overview
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