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Tachycardia, Reciprocating MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Tachycardia, Reciprocating
Tree Number(s)
C14.280.067.845.787
C14.280.123.875.787
C23.550.073.845.787
Unique ID
D054139
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054139
Scope Note
Abnormally rapid heartbeats caused by reentrant conduction over the accessory pathways between the HEART ATRIA and the HEART VENTRICLES. The impulse can also travel in the reverse direction, as in some cases, atrial impulses travel to the ventricles over the accessory pathways and back to the atria over the BUNDLE OF HIS and the ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE.
Entry Term(s)
Reciprocal Tachycardia
Reciprocating Tachycardia
Tachycardia, Reciprocal
Public MeSH Note
2008; see TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL 1995-2007
History Note
2008; use TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL 1995-2007
Date Introduced
2008/01/01
Last Updated
2017/06/20
Tachycardia, Reciprocating Preferred
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