Narrow Complex Tachycardias

Tareq Al-Salamah; Mohammed AlAgeel; Leen Alblaihed

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2022.06.009

Narrow Complex Tachycardias

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2022 Nov;40(4):717-732. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2022.06.009. Epub 2022 Oct 8.

Authors

Tareq Al-Salamah¹, Mohammed AlAgeel², Leen Alblaihed³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, King Saud University, College of Medicine, PO Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: tareq.salamah@gmail.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, King Saud University, College of Medicine, PO Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/AgeelMoe.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 36396218
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2022.06.009

Abstract

Narrow-complex tachycardias are commonly seen on shift in the emergency department. Although a portion of patients present with hemodynamic instability because of arrhythmia, it is important to know that the tachycardia can be a result of an underlying condition. Rapid identification of the type and etiology of the arrhythmia is vital to directing appropriate management strategies and disposition decisions.

Keywords: Narrow-complex tachycardia; Supraventricular tachycardia; Tachycardia; Tachydysrhythmia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Tachycardia* / diagnosis
Tachycardia* / therapy