Ablation of supraventricular tachycardia in elderly persons presents ... Tachycardias, which respond to vagal maneuvers or other cholinergic agents like adenosine, are usually due to re-entry ...

Causes of SVT include: irritation of atrial myocardium as a result of pericarditis; elevated atrial pressures resulting in stretch and distention of the atria; vagal activation and increased ...

Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia, a form of supraventricular tachycardia ... atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia includes vagal maneuvers, which can frequently terminate the ...