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What is the role of Tachycardia in a Human Heart?

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My question is in regards to the field of Cardiology. What I understood that, in a healthy heart, tachycardia are gentle. The example of medication-induced tachycardia in a sound heart comes to mind. Nevertheless, now I have come to know after reading that, even in a healthy heart, tachycardia can trigger serious, potentially life-threatening events. Is this true?

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  1. Angelina

     Tachycardia is a term used in the medical science to mention to a heart rate that is higher than the usual variety for a granted circumstance. This term arrives from the Greek phrase Tachys and Kardia, which signify accelerated and "of the heart". The diagnosis of tachycardia relies on identifying a fast heart status in a dozing individual. The top boundary of an attractive heart rate declines with age and then increases afresh as the mature individual becomes elderly. For demonstration, an 8 year old may have a heart rate of up to 130 beats per minute and still be advised healthy. A mature individual over the age of 16, although, will be identified with tachycardia if his or her heart rate is over 100 beats per minute. Tachycardia can be signal of numerous distinct heart or circulatory conditions. It may be a suggestion of high body-fluid force or arthrosclerosis or even of an oncoming heart attack.
    Ventricular tachycardia
    Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a fast heartbeat that begins in the ventricles.
    Alternative Names of Ventricular tachycardia
    Wide-complex tachycardia; V tach; Tachycardia – ventricular
    Ventricular tachycardia is a pulse rate of more than 100 beats per minute, with not less than three irregular heartbeats in a row.
    The status can evolve as an early or late difficulty of a heart attack. It may furthermore happen in patients with:
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Heart failure
    • Heart surgery
    • Myocarditis
    • Valvular heart disease
    Ventricular tachycardia can occur without heart disease.

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