tachycardia
noun
tachy·car·dia
ˌta-ki-ˈkär-dē-ə 
: relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological compare bradycardia
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Others can develop something called POTS, which stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and can cause sharp spikes in the heart rate and dizziness.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
In 1937, a rubber plant physician observed that workers exposed to disulfiram displayed adverse reactions to alcohol, including nausea, vomiting and tachycardia – meaning fast heart rate.
—Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
Additionally, electrolyte beverages can be helpful for people with certain other health conditions, such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)—a medical condition affecting heart rate—Patton said.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 20 May 2024
The study didn’t monitor for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, that some research has linked with Covid vaccines.
—Jason Gale, Fortune Well, 19 Feb. 2024
Heart rates in this range are often caused by ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, which are potentially lethal heart rhythms resulting from the lower chamber of the heart beating too quickly or quivering.
—Virginia Singla, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
Sammy, Jennifer and Frankie all came back positive for a rare genetic heart rhythm condition known as catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), which can cause fainting, seizures and sudden cardiac arrest in otherwise healthy people.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
For example, some evidence suggests that some people with COVID have developed postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) after infection.
—Maressa Brown, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
In this unifying framework, fibromyalgia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — other debilitating symptom clusters — are included as subsets of CFS.
—Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
In 1937, a rubber plant physician observed that workers exposed to disulfiram displayed adverse reactions to alcohol, including nausea, vomiting and tachycardia – meaning fast heart rate.
—Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
Additionally, electrolyte beverages can be helpful for people with certain other health conditions, such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)—a medical condition affecting heart rate—Patton said.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 20 May 2024
The study didn’t monitor for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, that some research has linked with Covid vaccines.
—Jason Gale, Fortune Well, 19 Feb. 2024
Heart rates in this range are often caused by ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, which are potentially lethal heart rhythms resulting from the lower chamber of the heart beating too quickly or quivering.
—Virginia Singla, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
Sammy, Jennifer and Frankie all came back positive for a rare genetic heart rhythm condition known as catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), which can cause fainting, seizures and sudden cardiac arrest in otherwise healthy people.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
For example, some evidence suggests that some people with COVID have developed postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) after infection.
—Maressa Brown, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
In this unifying framework, fibromyalgia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — other debilitating symptom clusters — are included as subsets of CFS.
—Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
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tachycardia
noun
tachy·car·dia
ˌtak-i-ˈkärd-ē-ə
: relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological see junctional tachycardia, paroxysmal tachycardia, sinus tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia compare bradycardia
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