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Tachycardia in Sepsis: Friend or Foe?

Abstract Sepsis and Tachycardia – Aetiologic Factors During sepsis, the sympathetic nervous system plays a key role in maintaining cardiac output and blood pressure. This is achieved through changes in..

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Wide complex tachycardia: differentiating ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia

Abstract A wide QRS complex tachycardia (WCT) is defined as a tachycardia with QRS duration of >120 ms. Distinguishing between the different potential causes of a WCT can have important..

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Successful treatment of neonatal atrial flutter by synchronized cardioversion: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Atrial flutter (AFL) is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. In the ECG tracing, it is marked by a fast, irregular atrial activity of 280–500 beats per minute. AFL is known..

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