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Paroxysmal tachycardia
Other names	Bouveret-Hoffmann syndrome
Specialty	Cardiology

Paroxysmal tachycardia is a form of tachycardia which begins and ends in an acute (or paroxysmal) manner.

It is also known as Bouveret-Hoffmann syndrome.

Cause

The cause of this condition is not accurately known, though it is probably of nervous origin and can be aggravated by physical wear and tear. The symptoms are sometimes very alarming but it is not considered in itself dangerous.

It has an increased risk of developing in WPW syndrome and LGL syndrome.

Diagnosis

Classification

It can be divided by the origin:

• supraventricular tachycardia
• ventricular tachycardia

References

1. synd/3076 at Who Named It?
2. L. Bouveret. De la tachyardie essentielle paroxystique. Revue de médecine, Paris, 1889, 9: 753-793; 837-855.
3. A. Hoffmann: Die paroxysmale Tachyardie. Wiesbaden 1900.
4. Making sense of the ECG 3rd edition p 119
5. "paroxysmal tachycardia" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

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