atrial tachycardia

English

Noun

atrial tachycardia (plural atrial tachycardias)

(cardiology) A type of heart rhythm problem in which the heart's electrical impulse comes from an ectopic pacemaker in the upper chambers.

Derived terms

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

Related terms

Translations

a type of heart rhythm problem

Finnish: atriaali takykardia, atriaali tiheälyöntisyys

See also

Further reading

atrial tachycardia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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