What is supraventricular tachycardia?

Supraventricular tachycardias which originate somewhere above the ventricles, are caused by abnormal circuitry in the heart, usually present at birth, that creates a loop of overlapping signals. Episodes may last only a few seconds or several hours.

How do members experience supraventricular tachycardia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with supraventricular tachycardia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for supraventricular tachycardia*

Who has supraventricular tachycardia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 29
30s 95
40s 106
50s 139
60s 123
70+ 55

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 73
Female 472