It's essential to seek emergency care if a rapid heartbeat is paired with confusion or chest pain. ER treatments for tachycardia include medications and electrical cardioversion. Managing stress and ...

Ventricular tachycardia, or V-tach (VT), and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) are two types of tachycardia. The term “tachycardia” refers to a heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute. The key ...

If you’re new to the world of POTS, whether that’s because of its newfound connections with Long COVID-19, or its recent momentum on social media, you’ve probably come across the long list of symptoms ...

Most adults have a resting heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute. When the heart rate stays below 60 beats per minute, it’s considered slow, or “bradycardia.” (“Tachycardia” ...

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is a common supraventricular arrhythmia that arises due to a reentrant circuit located in or near the atrioventricular node. This condition ...

Background Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) is characterized by persistent and disproportional elevation of heart rate (HR). Ivabradine has been successfully used in some patients. Methods Twenty ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 75-year-old woman who, for at least 10 years now, has been experiencing a rapid heart rate. My blood pressure, however, remains normal. In fact, doctors are usually surprised at ...

A female in her early 30s with a previous history of postpartum granulomatous hypophysitis presented with palpitations and a syncopal episode. She was haemodynamically unstable on arrival with a heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed an increase in heart rate and atrial tachycardias as alcohol consumption increased in young ...