- Section 1 ICU organization and management
- Section 2 Pharmacotherapeutics
- Section 3 Resuscitation
- Section 4 The respiratory system
- Section 5 The cardiovascular system
- Part 5.1 Physiology
- Part 5.2 Cardiovascular monitoring
- Part 5.3 Acute chest pain and coronary syndromes
- Part 5.4 Aortic dissection
- Part 5.5 The hypotensive patient
- Part 5.6 Cardiac failure
- Part 5.7 Tachyarrhythmias
- Chapter 155 Causes and diagnosis of tachyarrhythmias
- Chapter 156 Therapeutic strategy in tachyarrhythmias
- Part 5.8 Bradyarrhythmias
- Part 5.9 Valvular problems
- Part 5.10 Endocarditis
- Part 5.11 Severe hypertension
- Part 5.12 Severe capillary leak
- Part 5.13 Pericardial tamponade
- Part 5.14 Pulmonary hypertension
- Part 5.15 Pulmonary embolus
- Section 6 The gastrointestinal system
- Section 7 Nutrition
- Section 8 The renal system
- Section 9 The neurological system
- Section 10 The metabolic and endocrine systems
- Section 11 The haematological system
- Section 12 The skin and connective tissue
- Section 13 Infection
- Section 14 Inflammation
- Section 15 Poisoning
- Section 16 Trauma
- Section 17 Physical disorders
- Section 18 Pain and sedation
- Section 19 General surgical and obstetric intensive care
- Section 20 Specialized intensive care
- Section 21 Recovery from critical illness
- Section 22 End-of-life care
Causes and diagnosis of tachyarrhythmias
- Chapter:
- Causes and diagnosis of tachyarrhythmias
- Author(s):
Allan J. Walkey
and David D. McManus
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199600830.003.0155
Tachyarrhythmias occur during approximately 12% of medical and surgical intensive care unit hospitalizations. The haemodynamic, metabolic, autonomic, inflammatory, and pharmacological factors associated with critical illness may act as arrhythmia triggers. The occurrence of new tachyarrhythmia in a critically-ill patient may be associated with an acute decrease in cardiac output, resulting in haemodynamic instability, an event that often results in increased morbidity and mortality. Accurate electrocardiographic arrhythmia diagnosis is necessary for instituting effective therapy. This chapter reviews the various strategies for identifying the causes, and obtain accurate diagnosis for supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias that commonly occur during critical illness.
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- Section 1 ICU organization and management
- Section 2 Pharmacotherapeutics
- Section 3 Resuscitation
- Section 4 The respiratory system
- Section 5 The cardiovascular system
- Part 5.1 Physiology
- Part 5.2 Cardiovascular monitoring
- Part 5.3 Acute chest pain and coronary syndromes
- Part 5.4 Aortic dissection
- Part 5.5 The hypotensive patient
- Part 5.6 Cardiac failure
- Part 5.7 Tachyarrhythmias
- Chapter 155 Causes and diagnosis of tachyarrhythmias
- Chapter 156 Therapeutic strategy in tachyarrhythmias
- Part 5.8 Bradyarrhythmias
- Part 5.9 Valvular problems
- Part 5.10 Endocarditis
- Part 5.11 Severe hypertension
- Part 5.12 Severe capillary leak
- Part 5.13 Pericardial tamponade
- Part 5.14 Pulmonary hypertension
- Part 5.15 Pulmonary embolus
- Section 6 The gastrointestinal system
- Section 7 Nutrition
- Section 8 The renal system
- Section 9 The neurological system
- Section 10 The metabolic and endocrine systems
- Section 11 The haematological system
- Section 12 The skin and connective tissue
- Section 13 Infection
- Section 14 Inflammation
- Section 15 Poisoning
- Section 16 Trauma
- Section 17 Physical disorders
- Section 18 Pain and sedation
- Section 19 General surgical and obstetric intensive care
- Section 20 Specialized intensive care
- Section 21 Recovery from critical illness
- Section 22 End-of-life care