hospital management of supraventricular tachycardia
Last reviewed 01/2018
If the patient is in SVT then:
- in the acute situation the protocols laid down in the section on resuscitation should be followed
- there should be correction of any acid-balance or electrolyte disturbances
- if there is no haemodynamic compromise then long-term therapy can be initiated. This may be using drugs such as amiodarone or digoxin (DO NOT use digoxin in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome)
- long-term treatment may involve surgical ablation of aberrant pathways e.g. radiofrequency ablation of the bundle of Kent