RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1128786132
T1 Tachyarrhythmias
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128786132
RD 2024/04/19
AB Tachyarrhythmias  may  appear  in  the  presence  or  absence  of  structural  heart  disease;  they  are  more  serious  in  the  former.  Conditions  that  provoke  arrhythmias  include  (1)  myocardial  ischemia,  (2)  heart  failure,  (3)  hypoxemia,  (4)  hypercapnia,  (5)  hypotension,  (6)  electrolyte  disturbances  (e.g.,  hypokalemia  and/or  hypomagnesemia),  (7)  drug  toxicity  (digoxin,  pharmacologic  agents  that  prolong  the  QT  interval),  (8)  caffeine  consumption,  (9)  ethanol  consumption.