tachycardia

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Diltiazem - generic cardizem is used for: Treating supraventricular tachycardia, a rhythm disturbance of the heart.

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  1. noun A rapid heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute in an adult.

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  • Ventricular tachycardia is a fast or rapid heart rate that starts in the heart's lower chambers (ventricles). —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • MCG mapping during orthodromic A-V re-entry tachycardia has been also employed to attempt the localization of retrograde atrial preexcitation as well as the site of origin of atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Heart rhythm abnormalities such as tachycardia (fast heart rate) and heart block (impaired conduction of cardiac impulses within the heart) are also common. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • For potential tox enthusiasts, Benadryl causes an anticholinergic toxidrome characterized by dilated pupils, tachycardia, and hallucinations, which classically causes patients to "pick feebly at their bedclothes". —  Student Doctor Network
  • Diltiazem - generic cardizem is used for: Treating supraventricular tachycardia, a rhythm disturbance of the heart. —  We Blog A Lot
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  1. tachy- + Greek kardiā, heart; see cardia.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ταχύς, swift. + καρδία, the heart.
 

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/tækɪˈkɑrdiə/
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