What is atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia?

Atrioventricular Nodal re-entry tachycardia is a type of supraventricular tachycardia which originates somewhere above the ventricles. It is caused by abnormal circuitry in the heart, that creates a loop of overlapping signals. These signals can lead to a fast heart rate.

How do members experience atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia*

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Top treatments taken by people for atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia*

Who has atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 2
40s 3
50s 6
60s 0
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 9