What Is Tachycardia? What Causes Tachycardia?

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What Is Tachycardia? What Causes Tachycardia?

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Tachycardia refers to a faster than normal resting heart rate - the heart rate of a resting or sleeping individual is faster than it should be. In humans, the threshold of a normal heart ra

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Tachycardia: An Overview - EmpowHER.com

empowher.com — “In its simplest terms, tachycardia means that you have a faster than normal heart beat. According to the Mayo Clinic, the resting heart rate of most adults is between 60 and 100 beats per minute.View full resource at empowher.com

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Dangerous arrhythmia analyzed in a heartbeat

medicalxpress.com — “Just one second, one heartbeat. That's what is needed for a new, noninvasive functional imaging technology to record data for locating the source in the heart of a dangerous cardiac arrhythmia called ventricular tachycardia (VT).View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Dangerous arrhythmia analyzed in a heartbeat

eurekalert.org — “One second, one heartbeat. That's what is needed for a new, noninvasive functional imaging technology, developed by a Washington University in St. Louis scientist, to record data for locating the source in the heart of a dangerous cardiac arrhythmia called ventricular tachycardia (VT). WUSTL researchers in biomedical engineering and medicine report in the Aug. 31, 2011, issue of Science Translational Medicine, that the technique would far more quickly find the source and type of VT, saving hoursView full resource at eurekalert.org

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Focal Atrial Tachycardia in the Post AF Ablation Era - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “What are the distinctions in mechanism, mapping, and ablation of focal atrial tachycardia, particularly in the post ablation atria? Journal of Cardiovascular ElectrophysiologyView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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What Is Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome? What Causes Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome?

medicalnewstoday.com — “Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, also known as WPW, occurs when there is an extra electrical pathway in the heart, resulting in episodes of tachycardia (accelerated heartbeat). The patient iView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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What Is Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome? What Causes Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome? http://mnt.to/3SJ8 #cardiovascular

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Sinus Tachycardia Sammi Update | BrainFoggles

brainfoggles.com — “Sammi has been diagnosed with Sinus Tachycardia about a month ago. We don't have an answer as to what is causing her heart rate to race and she's just had a fewView full resource at brainfoggles.com

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Case Study: Ventricular Tachycardia in a Normal HeartNow What? | EP Lab Digest

eplabdigest.com — “In this next case installment from the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, the authors describe a diagnosis of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) in a patient who works as a skydiving instructor. Case DescriptionView full resource at eplabdigest.com

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RT @EPLabDigest: Idiopathic VT in a patient who works as a skydiving instructor: http://ow.ly/2GNOg

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Heart Surgery for SVT on May 5th - TuDiabetes

tudiabetes.org — “I will be having surgery on May 5th to correct my tachycardia. I have what's called SVT and POTS (Posterial Orthostatic Tachycardic Syndrome). My heart rate runs at 125 right now, but does go faster at times. It has limited me from doing things that I used to do like hiking and running.I've had this surgery one other time but they didn't go as aggressive and only lowered it from 125 to 100 then. That was back in December. We started noticing that it was raising back in February. I went in to theView full resource at tudiabetes.org

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Type 1 diabetes: Heart Surgery for SVT on May 5th: I will be having surgery on May 5th to correct my tachycardia. ... http://bit.ly/cLKI5b

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Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia (PMT) is a form of reentrant tachycardia that can occur in patients who have a dual-chamber pacemaker. In this setting, the pacemaker forms the anterograde (atrium to ventricle [A(R)V]) limb of the circuit ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Pacemaker mediated tachycardia can occur when a patient has a pacemaker. What should you know? http://bit.ly/9wLd93

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Catheter Ablation: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: and History BackgroundRadiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has revolutionized treatment for tachyarrhythmias and has become first-line therapy for some tachycardias. Although developed in the 1980s and widely applied in the 1990s, formalized guidelines for its use in clinical ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Has your physician recommended catheter ablation for a heart condition? What you need to know. http://bit.ly/aG4Rua

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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) is an arrhythmia with an irregular atrial rate greater than 100 beats per minute (bpm). Atrial activity is well organized, with at least 3 morphologically distinct P waves, irregular P-P intervals, and ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Do you have multifocal atrial tachycardia? Learn what causes the condition. http://bit.ly/dBo2xc

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Junctional Rhythm: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cardiac rhythms arising from the atrioventricular (AV) junction occur as an automatic tachycardia or as an escape mechanism during periods of significant bradycardia with rates slower than the intrinsic junctional pacemaker. The AV node (AVN) has ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Junctional rhythms are common during sleep in young children & athletes. What are they, and are they dangerous? http://bit.ly/bB9k3g

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Ventricular Tachycardia: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) refers to any rhythm faster than 100 beats per minute arising distal from the bundle of His. The rhythm may arise from working ventricular myocardium and/or the distal conduction system. VT may cause ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Ventricular tachycardia is a heart rhythm over 100 beats per minute arising from the ventricle. What might cause VT? http://bit.ly/bE0RYL

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Torsade de Pointes: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Torsade de pointes, literally meaning twisting of points, is a distinctive form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) characterized by a gradual change in the amplitude and twisting of the QRS complexes around the isoelectric line. Torsade ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Torsade de Pointes is a form of polymorphic ventricular arrhythmia. What can cause this type of arrhythmia? http://bit.ly/c1Xs2e

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Pediatrics, Tachycardia: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Tachycardia is an abnormal rapidity of heart action that usually is defined as a heart rate more than 100 beats per minute (bpm) in adults. In children, the normal heart rate is age dependent, and the ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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The definition of tachycardia in children can vary, depending on the child's age. What causes pediatric tachycardia? http://bit.ly/aIwheL

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