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Tachycardia and Myocarditis

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Tachyarrhythmias are defined as rhythms with a heart rate >100 beats/min. Sinus tachycardia is a fast but regular rhythm.

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Annamalai, A. (2017). Tachycardia and Myocarditis. In: Medical Management of Psychotropic Side Effects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51026-2_7

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