This article is an overview of Supraventricular Tachycardia. SVT is when the heart's electrical system does not work correctly, instead it beats really fast. The quote that I chose from the article is, "Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) means that from time to time your heart beats very fast for a reason other than exercise, high fever, or stress." I chose this quote because sometimes people think that they can get SVT from running a high fever or stress, but that is not necessarily the case. This heart condition is caused by faulty electrical connections in the heart. A normal heart beats sixty to one hundred times a minute, but when an SVT attack comes on, your heart will beat between one hundred and three hundred times a minute. The symptoms that come along with it are palpitations, dizziness, lightheadedness, chest pains, and heart racing. To treat SVT, when an attack comes on, your doctor can prescribe you a medicine to help or you can perform vagal maneuvers.
"Supraventricular Tachycardia-Overview." WebMD - Better Information. Better Health. Web MD, 17 Sept. 2008. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. <http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/supraventricular-tachycardia-overview>.
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ReplyDeleteI think you are doing an excellent job with your blog. I did not have a clue that SVT even existed, and from reading your blog, I know so much about it now! You should find some more information on how many people actually are affected by SVT. Other than that, AMAZING JOB! :D