Cardiac Arrhythmias

Jorge Gonzalez‐panizo, Jacob S. Koruth

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Abstract

Heart rhythm disorders are a common occurrence in the ICU, and can either be the reason for admission or the consequence of a medical condition. The onset of arrhythmias can be a sign of systemic illnesses and management of the patient requires appropriate diagnostic tests and the correction of underlying abnormalities. Urgent defibrillation/cardioversion is required for hemodynamically unstable atrial or ventricular arrhythmias. This chapter provides a detailed discussion on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment for and prognosis of cardiac arrhythmias. Although clinical history and laboratory tests are helpful, diagnosis is mainly based on ECG findings. Some common arrhythmias are defined in this chapter. The chapter contains tables listing national and international society guidelines and evidence for the clinical trials of cardiac arrhythmias.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMount Sinai Expert Guides
Subtitle of host publicationCritical Care
Publisherwiley
Pages108-122
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781119293255
ISBN (Print)9781119293262
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Cardiac arrhythmias
  • Cardioversion
  • Clinical history
  • Diagnostic tests
  • ECG

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