Tachycardia is a term that refers to the heart rate above normal. Normal heart rate is 60-100 beats / minute. The heart rate between 60-100 beats / minute is an ideal speed at which these speeds, the heart has enough time to hold the blood, so that the heart pumped blood is also in the ideal number. Dangerous of tachycardia is; heart too quickly contracting, while blood pumped only slightly so that the function of the heart is not optimal.
In one day, a person may experience tachycardia. When anxious, while exercising, or when angry, heart rate will increase. Causes of tachycardia include:
1. Heavy physical activity.
When performing heavy physical activity, increases the body's need for oxygen. Heart compensates by way of contract more quickly to more blood being pumped.
2. Nerve stimulation.
Emotional state, stress, anger will affect our nerves. One effect is the increase in heart rate.
3. Increasing the body's metabolic needs.
The heart rate increases on the condition of the increased metabolic needs of the body, such as during a fever, a bacterial infection, virus.
4. Heart disease.
Certain heart diseases such as heart failure with shock, cardiac structural abnormalities can cause an increase in heart rate.
5. Abnormalities of the heart's electrical activity.
In patients who had a heart attack or coronary heart disease, often appearing disorders cardiac electrical activity resulting heart rate disorders.
Symptoms of tachycardia are as follows:
- Feel palpitations;
- A cold sweat;
- Limp;
- Fast palpable pulse, over 100 beats / min.
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