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Supraventricular Tachycardia
Definition 1
A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of a tachycardia which does not originate in the ventricles or His Purkinje system. There is an abnormally high heart rate and QRS complexes are typically narrow, but aberration or preexcitation may be present. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Definition 2
A disorder characterized by a dysrhythmia with a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute that originates above the ventricles. (NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Definition 3
A generic expression for any tachycardia that originates above the BUNDLE OF HIS. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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