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Causes of Arrhythmia

This section discusses 234 medical conditions causing Arrhythmia. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Arrhythmia:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Arrhythmia. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Arrhythmia:

The following list of conditions have 'Arrhythmia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Acute intermittent porphyria ... tachycardia
  • Acute radiation sickness ... tachycardia
  • Acute Renal Failure ... tachycardia, tachycardia)
  • Acute rheumatic fever ... heart murmur
  • Acute stress disorder ... Tachycardia
  • Adrenal adenoma, familial ... tachycardia
  • Adrenal Cancer ... tachycardia
  • Adrenal gland hyperfunction ... tachycardia
  • Adrenal incidentaloma ... tachycardia
  • Adrenal medulla neoplasm ... tachycardia
  • Aldehyde syndrome ... tachycardia
  • Amitriptyline toxicity ... tachycardia
  • Amoxapine toxicity ... tachycardia
  • Amphetamine poisoning ... tachycardia
  • Amyloidosis ... arrhythmia, heart murmur
  • Anaesthesia complications ... Tachycardia
  • Anticholinergics poisoning ... tachycardia
  • Aorta conditions ... Heart murmur
  • Aortic coarctation ... heart murmur
  • Aortic valve disease ... heart murmur
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency ... heart murmur
  • Aortic valves stenosis of the child ... heart murmur
  • Aorto-ventricular tunnel ... heart murmur
  • Aplastic anemia ... tachycardia
  • Asymmetric septal hypertrophy ... arrhythmia
  • Atrial Septal Defect ... heart murmur
  • Atrioventricular septal defect ... arrhythmia
  • Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly with cardiac defects and sensorineural hearing loss ... heart murmur

    B

  • Bacteremia ... Tachycardia
  • Bacterial digestive infections ... Tachycardia
  • Bacterial diseases ... Tachycardia
  • Bacterial endocarditis ... heart murmur
  • Bacterial meningitis ... Tachycardia
  • Beta-Adrenergic poisoning ... tachycardia
  • Boerhaave syndrome ... tachycardia
  • Bone-Marrow failure syndromes ... tachycardia
  • Bright's Disease ... tachycardia

    C

  • Caffeine poisoning ... tachycardia
  • Carbamate insecticide poisoning ... tachycardia
  • Carcinoid crisis ... tachycardia
  • Carcinoid syndrome ... tachycardia
  • Cardiac malformation ... heart murmurs
  • Cardioauditory syndrome of Sanchez- Cascos ... heart murmur
  • Chagas disease ... arrhythmia
  • Chromosome 11, deletion 11p ... Heart murmur
  • Chromosome 12, trisomy 12q ... Heart murmur
  • Chromosome 12q duplication syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Chromosome 17p, partial deletion ... heart murmur
  • Chromosome 17q, partial duplication ... heart murmur
  • Chromosome 20q duplication syndrome ... congenital heart murmur
  • Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p ... heart murmur
  • Chromosome 4, trisomy 4q ... Heart murmur
  • Chromosome 4q duplication syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Chromosome 7p deletion syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Chromosome 8p inverted duplication syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Chromosome 9, monosomy 9p ... heart murmur
  • Clomipramine Toxicity ... tachycardia
  • Cocaine poisoning ... tachycardia
  • Congenital cardiovascular malformations ... heart murmur
  • Congenital heart defects ... heart murmurs
  • Congenital mitral malformation ... heart murmur
  • Conotruncal heart malformations ... heart murmur
  • Cor biloculare ... heart murmur
  • Cor Triatriatum ... heart murmurs, tachycardia
  • Coronaro-cardiac fistula ... heart murmur
  • Cutaneous mastocytosis ... Tachycardia
  • Cyclic antidepressant poisoning ... tachycardia

    D

  • Deafness - thyroid hormone resistance ... tachycardia
  • Deletion 11p ... Heart murmur
  • Deletion 22q11 ... heart murmur
  • Deletion 3p ... Heart murmur
  • Dermatomyositis ... tachycardia
  • Desipramine toxicity ... tachycardia
  • DiGeorge's syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Diphtheria ... arrhythmia
  • Double outlet right ventricle ... heart murmur
  • Doxepin toxicity ... tachycardia
  • Duplication 12q ... Heart murmur
  • Dystrophia myotonica 1 ... arrhythmia

    E

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular form ... arrhythmia
  • Eisenmenger Syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Endocardial fibroelastosis ... tachycardia, arrhythmia
  • Endocarditis ... heart murmur

    F

  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1 ... arrhythmia
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 10 ... arrhythmia
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 11 ... heart murmur
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 12 ... heart murmur
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2 ... arrhythmia
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 3 ... arrhythmia
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4 ... arrhythmia
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 6 ... arrhythmia
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7 ... arrhythmia
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8 ... arrhythmia
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9 ... arrhythmia

    G

  • Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone ... tachycardia
  • Graves Disease ... tachycardia
  • Groll-Hirschowitz syndrome ... tachycardia

    H

  • Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ... tachycardia
  • Heart cancer ... Heart murmurs, Tachycardia
  • Heart conditions ... Tachycardia, Arrhythmia
  • Heart injury ... Tachycardia, Arrhythmia
  • Heart Murmur ... loud heart murmur, heart murmur
  • Hepatorenal tyrosinemia ... tachycardia
  • Holt-Oram Syndrome ... arrhythmia
  • Hyperadrenalism ... tachycardia
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... heart murmur
  • Hypertrophic subaortic stenosis ... heart murmur
  • Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... tachycardia
  • Hypovolemia ... tachycardia

    I

  • Imipramine toxicity ... tachycardia
  • Infective endocarditis ... heart murmur
  • Iron deficiency ... Tachycardia

    K

  • Kozlowski-Celermajer syndrome ... heart murmur

    L

  • Loeffler's endocarditis ... tachycardia, heart murmur
  • Long QT syndrome ... arrhythmia

    M

  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 1 ... tachycardia
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 2 ... tachycardia
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 3 ... tachycardia
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 4 ... tachycardia
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 5 ... tachycardia
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 6 ... tachycardia
  • Mallory-Weiss syndrome ... tachycardia
  • Marfan syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Midline field defects ... heart murmur
  • Mitral valve prolapse syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Mitral valve prolapse, familial ... heart murmur
  • Mitral-valve prolapse ... heart murmur
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses ... Heart murmur
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis VI ... Heart murmur
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia ... Tachycardia
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 ... Tachycardia
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 ... Tachycardia
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3 ... Tachycardia
  • Mungan syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Myocarditis ... arrhythmia
  • Myopathy, early-onset with fatal cardiomyopathy ... arrhythmia

    N

  • Nathalie syndrome ... heart murmur
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... tachycardia
  • Nipah virus encephalitis ... tachycardia
  • Nortriptyline toxicity ... tachycardia

    O

  • Organophosphate insecticide poisoning ... tachycardia

    P

  • Palpitations ... Tachycardia, Arrhythmia
  • Peanut Allergy ... tachycardia
  • Penfield syndrome ... tachycardia
  • Pheochromocytoma ... tachycardia
  • Pheochromocytoma as part of Neurofibromatosis ... tachycardia
  • Plant poisoning - Angel's trumpet (D. suaveolans) ... tachycardia
  • Plant poisoning - Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata) ... tachycardia
  • Plant poisoning - Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) ... tachycardia
  • Plant poisoning - Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) ... tachycardia
  • Plant poisoning - potato (Solanum tuberosum) ... tachycardia
  • Plant poisoning - tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) ... tachycardia
  • Postoperative pulmonary embolism ... Tachycardia
  • Postoperative respiratory failure ... Tachycardia
  • Postoperative septicaemia ... Tachycardia
  • Postpartum haemorrhage ... Tachycardia
  • Postpartum hyperthyroidism ... Tachycardia
  • Protozoan Conditions ... Tachycardia
  • Protriptyline toxicity ... tachycardia
  • Pulmonary artery coming from the aorta ... heart murmur
  • Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum ... heart murmur
  • Pulmonary branches stenosis ... heart murmur
  • Pulmonary edema of mountaineers ... tachycardia
  • Pulmonary embolism ... tachycardia
  • Pulmonary heart disease ... Tachycardia
  • Pulmonary incompetence ... Heart murmur
  • Pulmonary supravalvular stenosis ... heart murmur
  • Pulmonary valve disease ... Heart murmur
  • Pulmonary venous return anomaly ... heart murmur

    Q

  • Quetiapine toxicity ... tachycardia

    R

  • Respiratory conditions ... Tachycardia
  • Respiratory failure ... Tachycardia
  • Respiratory infections ... Tachycardia
  • Respiratory system cancer ... Tachycardia
  • Rheumatic fever ... heart murmur
  • Rieger anomaly - partial lipodystrophy ... heart murmur

    S

  • Sedative dependence ... Tachycardia
  • Sepsis ... Tachycardia
  • Seronegative spondyloarthropathy ... Heart murmur
  • Shprintzen syndorme ... heart murmur
  • Snake bite ... Tachycardia

    T

  • Takayasu arteritis ... bruit on upper chest, bruit on neck
  • Theophylline poisoning ... tachycardia
  • Toxemia ... Tachycardia
  • Transfusion Reaction ... Tachycardia
  • Tricuspid valve diseases ... Heart murmur
  • Trimipramine toxicity ... tachycardia
  • Trisomy 5 mosaicism ... heart murmur

    U

  • Uhl anomaly ... Tachycardia

    V

  • Valvular dysplasia of the child ... Tachycardia, heart murmur
  • Vancomycin resistant enterococcal bacteremia ... Tachycardia
  • Variegate porphyria ... tachycardia
  • Vascular malposition ... Tachycardia
  • Velocardiofacial syndrome ... Heart murmur
  • Ventricular extrasystoles perodactyly Robin sequence ... Tachycardia
  • Ventricular familial preexcitation syndrome ... Tachycardia
  • Ventricular septal defect ... Tachycardia, heart murmur
  • Ventriculo-arterial discordance, isolated ... Tachycardia, Heart murmur
  • Vibrio ... Tachycardia
  • Vibrio vulnificus infection ... Tachycardia
  • Viral digestive infections ... Tachycardia
  • Volume depletion ... Tachycardia

    W

  • WAGR Syndrome ... Heart murmur
  • Warm-reacting-antibody haemolytic anemia ... Tachycardia
  • Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome ... tachycardia
  • Watermelon stomach ... Tachycardia
  • Western equine encephalitis ... Tachycardia
  • Wheezing ... Tachycardia
  • Wilms tumor - aniridia - genitourinary anomalies - mental retardation ... heart murmur
  • Wilms tumor and radial bilateral aplasia ... Heart murmur
  • Wilms tumour and pseudohermaphroditism ... Heart murmur
  • Wilms' tumor ... Heart murmur
  • Wolcott-Rallison syndrome ... Heart murmur

    X

  • X-linked sideroblastic anemia ... Tachycardia
  • Xanthic urolithiasis ... Tachycardia

    Y

  • Yorifuji Okuno syndrome ... Heart murmur

    Z

  • Zunich neuroectodermal syndrome ... Heart murmur

    Conditions listing medical complications: Arrhythmia:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Arrhythmia' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    B

  • Bicuspid aortic valve ... heart murmur

    D

  • Diphtheria ... arrhythmia

    F

  • Fallot syndrome ... arrhythmia

    H

  • Hyperthyroidism ... tachycardia

    K

  • Kawasaki disease ... arrhythmia

    M

  • Mitral-valve prolapse ... arrhythmia
  • Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker type ... tachycardia, arrhythmia

    P

  • Prinzmetal's variant angina ... arrhythmia

    More Information About Arrhythmia

    List of 234 causes of Arrhythmia

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Arrhythmia in our database from various sources.

    Drug interaction causes of Arrhythmia:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Arrhythmia.

    • Fluvoxamine and Terfenadine interaction
    • Apo-Fluvoxamine and Terfenadine interaction
    • Gen-Fluvoxamine and Terfenadine interaction
    • Luvox and Terfenadine interaction
    • Novo-Fluvoxamine and Terfenadine interaction
    [See detailed list of 48 drug interaction causes of Arrhythmia]

    Medical Textbooks about Arrhythmia

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Arrhythmia. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Arrhythmia (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • BRADYCARDIA
    • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
    • TACHYCARDIA
    • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
    • MURMURS
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
    • Bradycardia
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • Murmurs
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • Tachycardia
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • Bradycardia
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Murmurs
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Palpitations
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Tachycardia
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Bradycardia
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • Palpitations
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • Tachycardia
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • Bradycardia
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • Murmurs
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • Palpitations
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • Tachycardia
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • Bradycardia
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Murmurs
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Palpitations
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Tachycardia
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Murmurs
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • MURMURS
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
     

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