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Taquicardia auricular multifocal - Symptom

Síntomas:

Los síntomas adicionales que se pueden asociar con esta enfermedad son:

Signos y exámenes:

Un examen muestra un ritmo cardíaco rápido de 100 a 180 latidos por minuto. La presión arterial es normal o baja y puede haber signos de mala circulación.

Los exámenes para diagnosticar la taquicardia auricular multifocal comprenden:

Los monitores cardíacos se utilizan para registrar los latidos cardíacos rápidos y abarcan:

  • Monitoreo Holter durante 24 horas
  • Registradores portátiles de uso prolongado que le permiten a la persona comenzar a registrar si se presentan los síntomas
  • Si el paciente está hospitalizado, se le vigila su ritmo cardíaco durante las 24 horas del día
  • Reviewed last on: 5/4/2010
  • Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ferri FF. Ferri’s Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006:540.

Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002:1080-1081.

Olgin JE, Zipes DP. Specific arrhythmias: diagnosis and treatment. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2007:chap 35.

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