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Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | ||
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*[[Air embolism]] | |||
*[[Alcoholism|Alcohol overdose]] | |||
*[[Alcohol withdrawal]] | |||
*[[Aminophylline|Aminophylline toxicity]] | |||
*[[Anemia]] | |||
*[[Carbon monoxide poisoning#Symptoms|Carbon monoxide poisoning]] | |||
*[[Cardiac tamponade]] | |||
*[[Cocaine|Cocaine overdose]] | |||
*[[Congestive heart failure]] | |||
*[[Cyanide poisoning]] | |||
*[[Dehydration]] | |||
*[[Digitalis toxicity]] | |||
*[[Drowning]] | |||
*[[Electric shock]] | |||
*[[Fat embolism]] | |||
*[[Hypoglycemia]] | |||
*[[Hypokalemia]] | |||
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*[[Hypotension]] | |||
*[[Hypothermia]] | |||
*[[Hypoxia]] | |||
*[[Lithium|Lithium toxicity]] | |||
*[[Malignant hyperthermia]] | |||
*[[Myocardial infarction]] | |||
*[[Pulmonary embolism]] | |||
*[[Salicylate poisoning]] | |||
*[[Sepsis]] | |||
*[[Shock]] | |||
*[[Subarachnoid hemorrhage]] | |||
*[[Tension pneumothorax]] | |||
*[[Tricyclic antidepressant overdose]] | |||
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===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
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Supraventricular tachycardia Microchapters |
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Differentiating Among the Different Types of Supraventricular Tachycardia |
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Differentiating Supraventricular Tachycardia from Ventricular Tachycardia |
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Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
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2015 ACC/AHA Guideline Recommendations |
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Case Studies |
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Supraventricular tachycardia causes On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Supraventricular tachycardia causes |
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Directions to Hospitals Treating Supraventricular tachycardia |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Supraventricular tachycardia causes |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ayokunle Olubaniyi, M.B,B.S [2]
Overview
Supraventricular tachycardia is a collective term used to describe all the tachycardias originating from the SA node, atrium and AV node. Therefore, the causes depend on the source of the pathology, and they are as follows:
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.