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Taquicardia auricular multifocal - Treatment

Tratamiento:

Si una persona tiene una afección que pueda conducir a la taquicardia auricular multifocal, primero se debe tratar dicha dolencia.

El tratamiento para este tipo de taquicardia comprende:

Métodos para mejorar los niveles de oxígeno en la sangre
Administración de magnesio a través de una vena
Suspensión de medicamentos, como la teofilina, que pueden incrementar la frecuencia cardíaca
Medicamentos para controlar la frecuencia cardíaca, como los antagonistas del calcio (verapamilo, diltiazem) o ciertos betabloqueadores

Expectativas (pronóstico):

La taquicardia auricular multifocal es controlable si se trata y controla la afección que causa los latidos cardíacos rápidos.

Complicaciones:

Miocardiopatía
Insuficiencia cardíaca
Reducción de la acción de bombeo del corazón

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

La persona debe consultar con el médico si:

Los latidos irregulares o rápidos están asociados con otros síntomas de taquicardia auricular multifocal.
Tiene taquicardia auricular multifocal y sus síntomas empeoran, no mejoran con el tratamiento o se desarrollan síntomas nuevos.

Corte transversal por el medio del corazón

Vista anterior del corazón

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

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