Tachycardia

Quick meaning: Tachycardia is a noun meaning (cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations.

Meaning

(cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations.

Example Sentences

The heart becomes irritable, there is nervous palpitation, or attacks of paroxysmal tachycardia.

When your resting heart rate is over 100 bpm, providers call this tachycardia. This means you may have an issue with your heart’s conduction system that signals your heart to beat. Examples of this type of issue include atrial flutter and ventricular tachycardia.

Tachycardia is defined as a FHR [fetal heart rate] above 160 bpm that lasts for at least 10 minutes. Tachycardia represents increased sympathetic and decreased parasympathetic autonomic tone and, therefore, is generally associated with a normal loss of FHR baseline variability[…].

Tachycardias of all types reduce the cardiac output if the rate is high enough. […] The main difference between the tachycardias as regards the reduction of cardiac output is the rate at which they cause a significant reduction of cardiac output, and this depends on the type of tachycardia.

Word Forms

• tachycardias

Synonyms for tachycardia

Depending on context, synonyms include tachyrhythmia.

Antonyms for tachycardia

Common opposites include bradycardia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ventricular, supraventricular, tachyarrhythmia, palpitations, flutter, tachydysrhythmia.

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