The heart normally beats at a rate of about 60 to 100 beats per minute at rest. A rate faster than 100 beats a minute in an adult is called tachycardia. Most people experience transient rapid heartbeats, called sinus tachycardia, as a normal response to excitement,
The two main types of tachycardia are abnormal supraventricular tachycardias (which originate in the upper...
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What we call normal rhythm is stimulated by a group of cells in the upper chamber of our heart called the atrium. This group of cells is in... Read more »
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Goals of Treatment for Thoracic Outlet SyndromeThe objectives of treatment for patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) include: Relieve and... Read more »
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Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is an occasional rapid heart rate. "Paroxysmal" means from time to time. Alternative NamesPSVT;... Read more »
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Wide-complex tachycardia; V tach; Tachycardia - ventricularPreventionIn some cases, the disorder is not preventable. In other cases, it can be... Read more »