Vasovagal Syncope Tachycardia
Vasovagal syncope is the common faint that may be experienced by normal persons with no evidence of
The vagus nerve is the nerve of the muscle in the throat and the larynx, and is the nerve that slows the rate of the heartbeat and supplies the parasympathetic nerves to the lungs, the stomach, the esophagus, and other abdominal organs.
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Tachycardia
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Syncope (Fainting)
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Ventricular tachycardia
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Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a rapid heartbeat that starts in the ventricles.Alternative NamesWide-complex tachycardia; V tach; Tachycardia -... Read more »
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
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