Supraventricular Arrhythmias (ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with)

ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines

Topics:

Arrhythmias

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Authors

C. Blomström-Lundqvist and M. M. Scheinman (Chairpersons), E. M. Aliot, J. S. Alpert, H. Calkins, A. J. Camm, W. B. Campbell, D. E. Haines, K. H. Kuck, B. B. Lerman, D. D. Miller, C. W.Shaeffer Jr., W. G. Stevenson, G. F. Tomaselli

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Table of contents: Full Text (ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines)

Introduction

Organization of Committee and Evidence Review, Contents of These Guidelines—Scope

Public Health Considerations and Epidemiology

General Mechanisms of Supraventricular Arrhythmia

Specialized Atrial Tissue, General Mechanisms

Clinical Presentation, General Evaluation, and Management of Patients With Supraventricular Arrhythmia

General Evaluation of Patients Without Documented
  • Arrhythmia
  • Clinical History and Physical Examination
  • Diagnostic Investigations
  • Management
General Evaluation of Patients With Documented Arrhythmia
  • Diagnostic Evaluation
  • Management

Specific Arrhythmias

Sinus Tachyarrhythmias:
  • Physiological Sinus Tachycardia
  • Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
  • Sinus Node Re-entry Tachycardia
Atrioventricular Nodal Reciprocating Tachycardia:

  • Definitions and Clinical Features
  • Acute Treatment
  • Long-Term Pharmacologic Therapy
  • Catheter Ablation
Focal and Nonparoxysmal Junctional Tachycardia:
  • Focal Junctional Tachycardia
  • Nonparoxysmal Junctional Tachycardia
Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia (Extra Nodal Accessory Pathways):
  • Sudden Death in WPW Syndrome and Risk Stratification
  • Acute Treatment
  • Long-Term Pharmacologic Therapy
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Management of Patients With Asymptomatic Accessory Pathways
  • Summary of Management
Focal Atrial Tachycardias:

  • Definition and Clinical Presentation
  • Diagnosis
  • Site of Origin and Mechanisms
  • Treatment
  • Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
Macro–Re-entrant Atrial Tachycardia:
  • Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter
  • Non–Cavotricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter

Special Circumstances

Pregnancy:
  • Acute Conversion of Atrioventricular Node–Dependent Tachycardias
  • Prophylactic Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy
Supraventricular Tachycardias in Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease:

  • Introduction
  • Specific Disorders
  • Drug-Drug and Drug-Metabolic Interactions
  • Quality-of-Life and Cost Considerations

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