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* alcohol / caffeine use | * alcohol / caffeine use | ||
* drugs (e.g. beta-agonists like dobutamine) | * drugs (e.g. beta-agonists like dobutamine) | ||
The following disease states can result in sinustachycardia: | The following disease states can result in sinustachycardia: | ||
* fever | * fever | ||
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* anemia | * anemia | ||
* hyperthyroidism | * hyperthyroidism | ||
* cardiomyopathy | * cardiomyopathy (with reduced left ventricular function and compensatory tachycardia) | ||
* myocarditis | * myocarditis | ||
Inappropiate sinustachycardia is characterized by tachycardia at rest and exaggerated acceleration of the heart during physiologic stress. The mechanism leading to an exaggerated response of the sinus node to minimal physiologic stress is incompletely understood. | Inappropiate sinustachycardia is rare and characterized by tachycardia at rest and exaggerated acceleration of the heart during physiologic stress. The mechanism leading to an exaggerated response of the sinus node to minimal physiologic stress is incompletely understood. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||