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Brianna R
Brianna R asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsHeart Diseases · 1 decade ago

what is svt?

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  • Doug
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    SupraVentricular Tachycardia. It means the Heart is beating fast (Tachycardia) and the electrical impulse is above the ventricles. It usually is a heart rate >150 bpm. And looks a certain way on an ECG. The treatment of prolonged SVT is a medicine called Adenosine...it basically stops the electrical activity in the heart and restarts it normally. You may also need a daily Beta Blocker(Metoprolol or the like) treatment if it persists. Good Luck!

    Source(s): 20 yrs in Medicine
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hi there. Svt is an irregular heart rythym. It stands for sinus ventricular tachycardia.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I have that! It is when your heart beats really fast for no reason for about 1 minute and then immediatley returns to normal without gradual declining (supraventricular tachycardia)

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