Mat Heart Rhythm

Normally the heart rate is controlled by a cluster of cells called the sinoatrial node sa node.
Mat heart rhythm. Multifocal atrial tachycardia mat is a cardiac arrhythmia caused by multiple sites of competing atrial activity. Multifocal atrial tachycardia mat is a rapid heart rate. Heart palpitations shortness of breath chest pain a feeling of being lightheaded blacking out. For an adult a heart rate of.
It is typically a transitional rhythm between frequent premature atrial complexes pacs and atrial flutter fibrillation. If you have mat your heart beats much faster than normal. Multifocal or multiform atrial tachycardia mat is an abnormal heart rhythm specifically a type of supraventricular tachycardia that is particularly common in older people and is associated with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd. Overview of multifocal atrial tachycardia.
Most commonly seen in patients with severe copd or congestive heart failure. Multifocal atrial tachycardia mat overview a rapid irregular atrial rhythm arising from multiple ectopic foci within the atria. It is characterized by an irregular.