Mat On Ekg

Mat is characterized by three different p wave morphologies within one 10 second 12 lead ecg at a heart rate 100 beats per minute.

Mat on ekg.

It is considered to be a transitional rhythm that leads from a sinus rhythm with frequent pacs into a flutter or a fib. Mat has a heart rate above 100 bpm and is irregular. Multifocal atrial tachycardia or mat is a rhythm that frequently occurs in the setting of severe lung disease. Causes of mat are mainly due to underlying illnesses.

Multifocal atrial tachycardia mat overview. To diagnose a mat you must identify three different shapes of the p waves in the ekg. Because of multiple foci present in many locations in the atria you will find p waves of many shapes. A run of mat.

If a doctor finds mat on an ekg your pulse also may be fast and irregular. Most commonly seen in patients with severe copd or congestive heart failure. Wandering atrial pacemaker ecg review. Mat can be a constant rhythm or paroxysmal i e.

Mat is due to many reentrant circuits but not as many as in the atrial fibrillation.