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Multifocal atrial tachycardia

MedGen UID:
66362
Concept ID:
C0221158
Finding
Synonyms: Chaotic atrial tachycardia; chaotic atrial tachycardia; Ectopic atrial tachycardia; MAT; Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia; multifocal atrial tachycardia; multifocal atrial tachycardia (disease); Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia by ECG Finding; Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia by EKG Finding
SNOMED CT: Multifocal atrial tachycardia (49982000)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
HPO: HP:0011701
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0017988
Orphanet: ORPHA3282

Definition

Multifocal atrial tachycardia is a rare supraventricular arrhythmia in neonates and young infants that is characterized by multiple P waves with varying P wave morphology and is usually asymptomatic. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

Conditions with this feature

Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 2G
MedGen UID:
1801983
Concept ID:
C5676995
Disease or Syndrome
Dilated cardiomyopathy-2G (CMD2G) is characterized by early-onset severe dilated cardiomyopathy that progresses rapidly to heart failure in the neonatal period without evidence of intervening hypertrophy. Cardiac tissue exhibits markedly shortened thin filaments, disorganized myofibrils, and reduced contractile force generation, resulting in the severe ventricular dysfunction observed. There is no evidence of skeletal muscle hypertrophy (Ahrens-Nicklas et al., 2019). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of dilated cardiomyopathy, see 115200.

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zheng F, Yu T, Wei X, Wen J, Li H
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Diagnosis

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J Electrocardiol 2023 Nov-Dec;81:277-280. Epub 2023 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2023.08.003. PMID: 37633808
Koroki M, Yokoyama T, Nagara S, Inukai S, Tanaka T
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Therapy

Koroki M, Yokoyama T, Nagara S, Inukai S, Tanaka T
Pediatr Int 2020 Jul;62(7):869-870. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1111/ped.14204. PMID: 32578295
Sakurai K, Takahashi K, Nakayashiro M
Pediatr Int 2018 Nov;60(11):1036-1037. doi: 10.1111/ped.13695. PMID: 30536490
McCord J, Borzak S
Chest 1998 Jan;113(1):203-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.113.1.203. PMID: 9440591
Levine JH, Michael JR, Guarnieri T
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Chung EK
Br Heart J 1971 Jul;33(4):500-4. doi: 10.1136/hrt.33.4.500. PMID: 5557461Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Zheng F, Yu T, Wei X, Wen J, Li H
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2025 Jan;30(1):e70022. doi: 10.1111/anec.70022. PMID: 39645599Free PMC Article
Goudis CA, Konstantinidis AK, Ntalas IV, Korantzopoulos P
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Tsai YH, Lee CJ, Lan RS, Lee CH
Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi 1991 Sep;14(3):163-7. PMID: 1933624
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Habibzadeh MA
Heart Lung 1980 Mar-Apr;9(2):328-35. PMID: 6898614

Clinical prediction guides

Koroki M, Yokoyama T, Nagara S, Inukai S, Tanaka T
Pediatr Int 2020 Jul;62(7):869-870. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1111/ped.14204. PMID: 32578295
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