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              Guidelines for Management of Supraventricular Arrhythmias (Class I Recommendations Only) (continued)








                  Treatment of Focal Atrial Tachycardia  Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Scheinman MM, Aliot EM, et al. ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias–exec- utive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiolo









                       Electrical cardioversion if hemodynamically unstable (Level B) Beta-blockers, verapamil, diltiazem for rate control (in absence of digitalis therapy) (Level C) Catheter ablation for recurrent symptomatic or incessant AT (Level B) Beta blocke














                     Acute Treatment:  Prophylactic Therapy:  Level of Evidence Definitions:  Circulation. 2003: 108: 1871-1909.


              3.14     1.  2.  1.  2.  Level A:  Level B:  Level C:
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