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Tachycardia

A heart beating at an abnormally fast rate of more than 100 beats per minute has the condition known as tachycardia. Tachycardia is a type of arrhythmia which is caused by an abnormality in the heart’s electrical system. Tachycardia can be treated surgically or with medication.

Tachycardia

Review Date: 11/2/2021

Reviewed By: Thomas S. Metkus, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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