tachyarrhythmia /tachy·ar·rhyth·mia/ (tak″e-ah-rith´me-ah) any disturbance of the heart rhythm in which the heart rate is abnormally increased.
tachyarrhythmia
tachyarrhythmia
tach·y·ar·rhyth·mi·a (t k  - -r   m-)n. An excessively rapid heartbeat accompanied by arrhythmia. |
tachyarrhythmia
[tak′ē·ərith′mē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, tachys, fast, a + rhythmos, rhythm
an abnormally rapid heartbeat accompanied by an irregular rhythm.
tachyarrhythmia
tachycardia associated with an irregularity in the normal heart rhythm. Includes atrial tachycardia, sinus tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
re-entrant tachyarrhythmia
one caused by a depolarization wave crossing areas of nonuniform conduction and excitability.
tachyarrhythmia
Tachycardia accompanied by arrhythmia; Herzmuskel schnell pumpfen wird; Herzleitungsbahnen nicht normale sein
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