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Supraventricular tachycardia terminated by external mechanical stimulation: a case of "pothole conversion"
1Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
|March 24, 1999
Abstract:
Supraventricular tachycardia requires atrial or AV junctional tissue for its initiation and maintenance. Acute management of supraventricular tachycardias include vagal maneuvers, pharmacological treatment, and electrical cardioversion. We describe a case of a supraventricular tachycardias cardioverted by the jolt of the ambulance hitting a pothole. The proposed mechanism of cardioversion is an external mechanical one similar to the precordial thump.