Can atrial tachycardia be cured?

Can atrial tachycardia be cured?

Depending on the type, atrial tachycardia is often curable. When an underlying problem is the cause, treating the main disease can often cause atrial tachycardia to stop.

• Focal atrial tachycardia: This type has a very high cure rate, especially with catheter-based techniques (see below for more info).
• Multifocal atrial tachycardia: This is harder to cure because the problems start at different points in the heart. However, because it’s usually caused by other diseases, treating the underlying conditions can sometimes resolve multifocal atrial tachycardia or ease the symptoms.
• Macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia: It’s often possible to cure this using catheter-based techniques. In rarer cases, the same type of procedure may use a surgical approach.

For those who don’t have symptoms and atrial tachycardia only lasts for short periods, your healthcare provider may recommend monitoring your condition only.

In some cases — especially cases where it only happens for short periods — atrial tachycardia can also go away on its own.