- Quick Reference Material
- Dedication
- Foreword to second edition
- Foreword to first edition
- Preface to second edition
- Preface to first edition
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors to first edition
- Contributors to second edition
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Errata
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Cardiac assessment
- Chapter 3 Cardiac investigations
- Chapter 4 Valvular disease
- Chapter 5 Infective endocarditis
- Chapter 6 Coronary heart disease
- Chapter 7 Acute coronary syndromes
- Chapter 8 Interventional cardiology for coronary heart disease
- Chapter 9 Cardiac surgery
- Chapter 10 Chronic heart failure
- Chapter 11 Bradycardias and blocks
- Chapter 12 Tachycardias
- Chapter 13 Electrophysiology
- Chapter 14 Congenital heart disease and inherited cardiac disorders
- Chapter 15 Cardiomyopathy
- Chapter 16 Other cardiac problems
- Chapter 17 Cardiac rehabilitation
- Chapter 18 Cardiovascular emergencies
- Chapter 19 Cardiovascular drugs
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Index
(p. 243) Tachycardias
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- (p. 243) Tachycardias
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- 10.1093/med/9780199651344.003.0012
This chapter looks at the diagnosis and management of tachycardias, including both narrow complex tachycardias and broad complex tachycardias. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, affecting 1–2% of the general population (5–15% of those over 80 years). There have been a number of developments in arrhythmia care over the last few years in particular in relation to AF and there are now more specialist arrhythmia nurses and nurse-led arrhythmia services than before. AF, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death are priority areas of NHS improvement. Recent guidelines for the management of tachycardias are discussed including pharmacological measure, cardioversion, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) insertion.
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- Quick Reference Material
- Dedication
- Foreword to second edition
- Foreword to first edition
- Preface to second edition
- Preface to first edition
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors to first edition
- Contributors to second edition
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Errata
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Cardiac assessment
- Chapter 3 Cardiac investigations
- Chapter 4 Valvular disease
- Chapter 5 Infective endocarditis
- Chapter 6 Coronary heart disease
- Chapter 7 Acute coronary syndromes
- Chapter 8 Interventional cardiology for coronary heart disease
- Chapter 9 Cardiac surgery
- Chapter 10 Chronic heart failure
- Chapter 11 Bradycardias and blocks
- Chapter 12 Tachycardias
- Chapter 13 Electrophysiology
- Chapter 14 Congenital heart disease and inherited cardiac disorders
- Chapter 15 Cardiomyopathy
- Chapter 16 Other cardiac problems
- Chapter 17 Cardiac rehabilitation
- Chapter 18 Cardiovascular emergencies
- Chapter 19 Cardiovascular drugs
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Index