Supraventricular tachycardia causes

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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.

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Aortic regurgitation, aortic stenosis, arteriovenous fistula, atrial ischemia, atrial myxoma, atrial septal defect, cardiac tamponade, cardiac tumors, congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure, constrictive pericarditis, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, coronary artery disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, Ebstein anomaly, endocarditis, familial atrial fibrillation, holiday heart syndrome, hypertensive heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hypotension, ischemic heart disease, Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome, Lutembacher syndrome, Mahaim fiber tachycardia, mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, mitral valve prolapse, mitral valve stenosis, myocardial infarction, myocarditis, pericarditis, peripartum cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, rheumatic fever, shock, sick sinus syndrome, tricuspid regurgitation, tricuspid stenosis, unstable angina, uremic pericarditis, valvular heart disease, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Chemical/Poisoning	Carbon monoxide poisoning, cyanide, grayanotoxin, mercury poisoning
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	Alprazolam, aminophylline, amiodarone, amphetamines, amrinone, atomoxetine, atropine, beta blockers, caffeine, cimetidine, clonidine, cocaine, diazoxide, dicobalt edetate, diltiazem, disopyramide, dobutamine, docetaxel, dopexamine, doxapram, doxorubicin, ephedrine, epirubicin, fentanyl, flecainide, flumazenil, fluvoxamine, guanethidine, hexamethonium, hydralazine, ibutilide, isoprenaline, isoproterenol infusion, lithium, methyldopa, methylphenidate, methysergide, minoxidil, nelarabine, nicotine, orlistat, palonosetron, paroxetine, porfimer sodium, procainamide, propafenone, quinidine, reserpine, ritodrine, salbutamol, salmeterol, sibutramine, theophylline, trimethaphan, type IA antiarrhythmic agents, type IC antiarrhythmic agents, type III antiarrhythmic agents, verapamil
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Diabetes mellitus, hemochromatosis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, pheochromocytoma, thyrotoxicosis
Environmental	Electric shock, hypothermia
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	Ebstein anomaly, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, familial atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia, LQT type 4, malignant hyperthermia, muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Hematologic	Anemia
Iatrogenic	Cardiac transplantation, heart bypass surgery, incomplete ablation procedures, open heart surgery, temporary cardiac pacing
Infectious Disease	Amoebiasis, Chagas disease, diphtheria, Guillain-Barré syndrome, leptospirosis, Lyme disease, neonatal coxsackie myocarditis, pneumonia, rheumatic fever, salmonella typhosa, sepsis, trichinosis
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy
Neurologic	Diabetic autonomic neuropathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage
Nutritional/Metabolic	Dehydration, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, ,hypothermia, malignant hyperthermia
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Peripartum cardiomyopathy, pregnancy
Oncologic	Bronchogenic carcinoma, cardiac tumors, lung cancer, pheochromocytoma
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	Alcohol, aminophylline, atropine, beta blockers, caffeine, carbamazepine poisoning, cocaine, digitalis, hypervitaminosis D, lithium, methamphetamines, salicylate poisoning, tricyclic antidepressant overdose
Psychiatric	Anxiety, bulimia nervosa, panic disorder
Pulmonary	Air embolism, bronchogenic carcinoma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, fat embolism, hypoxia, obstructive sleep apnea, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, tension pneumothorax
Renal/Electrolyte	Channelopaties, chronic renal failure, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Amyloidosis, ankylosing spondylitis, collagen vascular disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Kawasaki disease, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, rheumatic heart disease, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, spondyloarthritis
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Cardiac injury from blunt trauma
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Alcohol withdrawal, breath spray, drowning, fatigue, pain, psychological stress

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