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<p>Treatment of supraventricular tachycardia with narrow QRS complexes (SVT) includes different therapeutic strategies such as: cardioversion, drug therapy or vagal maneuvers, depending on the patient’s condition, especially if they are hemodynamically stable or unstable. Vagal maneuvers are used to treat SVT during the acute presentation, if the patient is stable. They are recommended by the 2019 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for management of SVT with narrow QRS complexes. These include the Valsalva maneuver (enhanced or not) and carotid sinus massage. They have multiple advantages: they do not require medical equipment, can be performed anywhere (at the bedside or in an outpatient setting), have minimal risk and high effectiveness (19-54 % rate of success).</p>
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Treatment of supraventricular tachycardia with narrow QRS complexes (SVT) includes different therapeutic strategies such as: cardioversion, drug therapy or vagal maneuvers, depending on the patient’s condition, especially if they are hemodynamically stable or unstable. Vagal maneuvers are used to treat SVT during the acute presentation, if the patient is stable. They are recommended by the 2019 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for management of SVT with narrow QRS complexes. These include the Valsalva maneuver (enhanced or not) and carotid sinus massage. They have multiple advantages: they do not require medical equipment, can be performed anywhere (at the bedside or in an outpatient setting), have minimal risk and high effectiveness (19-54 % rate of success).

Vagal Maneuvers in Treating Acute Supraventricular Tachycardia with Narrow QRS

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Farmacy

Internal Medicine

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Treatment of supraventricular tachycardia with narrow QRS complexes (SVT) includes different therapeutic strategies such as: cardioversion, drug therapy or...

Vagal Maneuvers in Treating Acute Supraventricular Tachycardia with Narrow QRS

Publicado en línea: 20 oct 2023

Páginas: 37 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2023-0257

Palabras clave
supraventricular tachycardia, vagal maneuvers, Valsalva maneuver, carotid sinus massage

© 2023 Sandra-Maria-Vanessa Latiș et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Vagal Maneuvers in Treating Acute Supraventricular Tachycardia with Narrow QRS

Publicado en línea: 20 oct 2023

Páginas: 37 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2023-0257

Palabras clavesupraventricular tachycardia, vagal maneuvers, Valsalva maneuver, carotid sinus massage

© 2023 Sandra-Maria-Vanessa Latiș et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
supraventricular tachycardia, vagal maneuvers, Valsalva maneuver, carotid sinus massage