Normally the heart rate is controlled by a cluster of cells called the sinoatrial node sa node.
What is mat heart rhythm.
A rapid irregular atrial rhythm arising from multiple ectopic foci within the atria.
Multifocal atrial tachycardia mat overview.
Most commonly seen in patients with severe copd or congestive heart failure.
When the heart detects a signal it contracts or beats.
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia is a type of irregular heartbeat that increases heart rate.
Some authors have suggested that patients who have a heart rate less than 100 bpm but who satisfy all other criteria including the clinical profile commonly observed with mat be considered to have multifocal atrial rhythm or multifocal atrial bradycardia if the rate is less than 60 bpm.
During a single heart beat several electrical events occur.
Abnormal rhythms are called arrhythmia or sometimes dysrhythmia.
In mat many locations in the atria fire signals at the same time.
This node is considered the heart s natural pacemaker it helps control the heartbeat.
Evaluation of a patient s heart rhythm using an ekg may indicate normal or abnormal conditions.
Arrhythmia is an abnormally slow or fast heart rate or an irregular heart rhythm.
It s one of many types of heart arrhythmias or irregular heart rhythms.
It is typically a transitional rhythm between frequent premature atrial complexes pacs and atrial flutter fibrillation.
The normal heart rate is faster in children.
Multifocal atrial tachycardia mat is a type of irregular heartbeat in which the heart beats faster than it should.