OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 31735

tachycardia

/ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
taquicardia
A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations.
Tachycardias of all types reduce the cardiac output if the rate is high enough. […] The main difference between the tachycardias as regards the reduction of cardiac output is the r…
The heart becomes irritable, there is nervous palpitation, or attacks of paroxysmal tachycardia.
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