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ARRHYTHMIAS |
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cardiac / pericardial disease: |
ischaemic heart disease, especially post-infarctionelectrocution cardiac contusion cardiac surgery pericardiocentesis |
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endocrine: |
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congenital defects in conduction system: |
Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome syndromes with prolonged QT interval |
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metabolic / acid-base abnormalities: |
hypomagnesaemia |
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drugs / toxins: |
anti-arrhythmics tricyclic antidepressants certain antihistaminics alcohol caffeine theophyllines sympathomimetics |
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