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Supraventricular Tachycardia

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Narrow complex tachycardia is characterized by rapid rates >100 and narrow QRS complex. The presence of typical RBBB or LBBB does not exclude supraventricular mechanism but may only represent rate-related aberrancy or preexisting bundle branch block.

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine-EP Section, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Adam S. Budzikowski

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  1. School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Hanna Z. Mieszczanska

  2. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine-EP section, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Adam S. Budzikowski

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Budzikowski, A.S. (2018). Supraventricular Tachycardia. In: Mieszczanska, H., Budzikowski, A. (eds) Cardiology Consult Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89725-7_17

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