Abnormally rapid heartbeat, usually with a HEART RATE above 100 beats per minute for adults. Tachycardia accompanied by disturbance in the cardiac depolarization (cardiac arrhythmia) is called tachyarrhythmia.
Synonyms: Tachycardia, Tachyarrhythmia, Tachyarrhythmias, Tachycardias
Instance information
comment
general or unspecified: prefer specific types; exercise tachycardia = HEART RATE (IM) + PHYSICAL EXERTION (NIM)
identifier
D013610