Tachycardia
DDx
Narrow & Regular
- Sinus tachycardia
 - Atrial flutter
 - AV node re-entry tachycardia (AVNRT)
 - Atrial ventricular re-entry tachycardia (AVRT)
 - Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (subset of AVRT)
 - Atrial tachycardia
 - Junctional tachycardia
 
- Atrial fibrillation
 - Frequent premature atrial contractions (PACs)
 - Atrial flutter with variable block
 - Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT)
 - Sinus arrhythmia
 
- Ventricular tachycardia (VT)
 - Supraventricular tachycardia with aberrancy (e.g., pre-existing bundle branch block, rate-related bundle branch block, or WPW)
 
- Torsades de pointes
 - Frequent PVCs
 
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Tachycardia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114572/all/Tachycardia. 
Zeiger RFR. Tachycardia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114572/all/Tachycardia. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Tachycardia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114572/all/Tachycardia
Zeiger RFR. Tachycardia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114572/all/Tachycardia.
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