Tachydysrhythmias arise from different mechanisms that can be characterized as being caused by re-entrant circuits, enhanced or abnormal automaticity, or triggered after-depolarizations. The approach to the tachydysrhythmia should begin with distinguishing sinus from non-sinus rhythms, then assessing QRS complex width and regularity. This article review tachydysrhythmias.
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