Atrial tachycardia
Heart rhythm originating from an ectopic atrial location / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Atrial tachycardia is a type of heart rhythm problem in which the heart's electrical impulse comes from an ectopic pacemaker (that is, an abnormally located cardiac pacemaker) in the upper chambers (atria) of the heart, rather than from the sinoatrial node, the normal origin of the heart's electrical activity. As with any other form of tachycardia (rapid heart beat), the underlying mechanism can be either the rapid discharge of an abnormal focus, the presence of a ring of cardiac tissue that gives rise to a circle movement (reentry),[1] or a triggered rapid rhythm due to other pathological circumstances (as would be the case with some drug toxicities, such as digoxin toxicity).
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Other names | ATach, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT), multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) |
Specialty | Cardiology, electrophysiology |