A rare form of supraventricular tachycardia caused by automatic, not reentrant, conduction initiated from sites at the atrioventricular junction, but not the ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE. It usually occurs during myocardial infarction, after heart surgery, or in digitalis intoxication with a HEART RATE ranging from 140 to 250 beats per minute.
Also Known As:
Tachycardia, Ectopic Junctional; Ectopic Junctional Tachycardias; Ectopic Tachycardia, Junctional; Ectopic Tachycardias, Junctional; Junctional Ectopic Tachycardias; Junctional Tachycardia, Ectopic; Junctional Tachycardias, Ectopic; Tachycardia, Junctional Ectopic; Tachycardias, Ectopic Junctional; Tachycardias, Junctional Ectopic; Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia