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supraventricular

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Located or occurring in a part of the heart that is above the ventricles, as in the atria or the atrioventricular node.

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  • adjective anatomy Located above the ventricles of the heart

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Examples

  • Our baby son was born with a congenital heart defect called supraventricular tachycardia.

    Times Two Kristen Henderson 2011

  • Our baby son was born with a congenital heart defect called supraventricular tachycardia.

    Times Two Kristen Henderson 2011

  • At 27-weeks-old, her daughter Brooke went into cardiac arrest from a congenital heart condition called supraventricular tachycardia, or SVT

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

  • WPW can cause fast heart rates called supraventricular tachycardia.

    unknown title 2009

  • WPW can cause fast heart rates called supraventricular tachycardia.

    unknown title 2009

  • An extra electrical pathway that connects the atria and ventricles and can cause supraventricular tachycardia.

    Cardiac terms and definitions 2010

  • It can cause supraventricular tachycardia – the heart beat very fast – it can cause hallucinations, seizures -Hilleary: I leap.

    What Went on in Bahrain During the Night of March 16? 2011

  • The most common effects on the heart are tachycardia and supraventricular tachyarrythmias.

    Theophylline 2010

  • Is it saying, "You make my heart flutter," or, "You give me a supraventricular tachycardia"?

    Valentine's "Winners" Jen 2009

  • One example is the well-cited case of Flecainide, which was used for treating supraventricular tachycardia.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

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  • "above the ventricles," meaning from the atria, the upper chambers of the heart, atrial

    September 26, 2009