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Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia, CTCAE

MedGen UID:
1634829
•Concept ID:
C4554182
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Finding

Definition

A disorder characterized by a dysrhythmia with abrupt onset and sudden termination of atrial contractions with a rate of 150-250 beats per minute. The rhythm disturbance originates in the atria. [from NCI]

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Symptomatic radiation-induced cardiac disease in long-term survivors of esophageal cancer.
Ogino I, Watanabe S, Iwahashi N, Kosuge M, Sakamaki K, Kunisaki C, Kimura K
Strahlenther Onkol 2016 Jun;192(6):359-67. Epub 2016 Feb 16 doi: 10.1007/s00066-016-0956-1. PMID: 26884226

Diagnosis

Symptomatic radiation-induced cardiac disease in long-term survivors of esophageal cancer.
Ogino I, Watanabe S, Iwahashi N, Kosuge M, Sakamaki K, Kunisaki C, Kimura K
Strahlenther Onkol 2016 Jun;192(6):359-67. Epub 2016 Feb 16 doi: 10.1007/s00066-016-0956-1. PMID: 26884226

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