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adjective
Date: 1951
relating to or being a rhythmic abnormality of the heart caused by impulses originating above the ventricles <supraventricular tachycardia>
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supraventricular — Above the ventricles; especially applied to rhythms originating from centers proximal to the ventricles, namely in the atrium, AV node, or AV junction, in contrast to rhythms arising in the ventricles themselves. * * * su·pra·ven·tric·u·lar ven… … Medical dictionary
Supraventricular tachycardia — Classification and external resources Lead II electrocardiogram strip showing SVT with a heart rate of about 150. ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Supraventricular extrasystole — A supraventricular extrasystole (SVES) is an extrasystole or premature electrical impulse in the heart, generated above the level of the ventricle. This can be either a premature atrial contraction or a premature impulse from the atrioventricular … Wikipedia
supraventricular rhythm — any cardiac rhythm originating above the ventricles, either normally in the sinoatrial node or abnormally elsewhere in the atria or in the atrioventricular node. Cf. supraventricular arrhythmia … Medical dictionary
supraventricular — adjective Located above the ventricles of the heart … Wiktionary
supraventricular — su·pra·ventricular … English syllables
supraventricular — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at supra + adjective Etymology: supra + ventricular : situated or occurring above ventricles (as of the heart); usually : auricular … Useful english dictionary
supraventricular tachycardia — (SVT) a fast heart beat stemming from an abnormal area in the atria of the heart. It is often benign and relatively easily treated. However, it may be so fast that it reduces the pumping efficiency of the heart, causing a fall in blood pressure… … Medical dictionary
supraventricular arrhythmia — an arrhythmia originating in the atria, including the atrioventricular node; it may be either a bradyarrhythmia or a tachyarrhythmia … Medical dictionary
supraventricular premature contraction — an ectopic beat arising prematurely from a focus within the atria or atrioventricular junction, e.g., an atrial premature complex or atrioventricular junctional premature complex … Medical dictionary
