paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

English

Noun

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (plural paroxysmal atrial tachycardias)

1. (cardiology) An episode of arrhythmia that begins and ends abruptly.

Synonyms

abbreviations

• PAT

 

Related terms

• atrial tachycardia
• auricular tachycardia
• tachycardia
• ventricular tachycardia

 

Translations

a type of heart rhythm problem

• Finnish: kohtauksittainen atriaali takykardia, kohtauksittainen atriaali tiheälyöntisyys