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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 [tak′ē·ərith′mē·ə] Etymology: Gk, tachys, fast, a + rhythmos, rhythm an abnormally rapid heartbeat accompanied by an irregular rhythm. tachyarrhythmia [tak″e-ah-rith´me-ah] tachycardia associated with arrhythmia. It may be either supraventricular, such as atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, or atrial fibrillation, or ventricular, such as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.
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 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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