Heart and tachycardia | Healthcare Spanish

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Written by Evelin Maza

Last updated: June 13, 2023
Changes: Updated cardiac terminology and tachycardia information

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Tachycardia

Tachycardia or tachyarrhythmia
Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia
Sinus arrhythmia
Atrial arrhythmia
Junctional arrhythmia or nodal arrhythmia
Beats per minute
Pulse
Ventricular arrhythmia
Heart beat between 100 and 150 is called simple tachyarrhythmia
Heart beat between 150 and 200 is called paroxysmal tachyarrhythmia
Heart beat between 250 and 350 is called flutter (Atrial or Ventricular)
Heart beat over 350 is called fibrillation

Taquicardia o taquiarritmia
Taquiarritmia supraventricular
Arritmia sinusal
Arritmia auricular
Junctional arritmia o arritmia nodal
Latidos por minuto (LPM)
Pulso
Arritmia ventricular
Latido del corazón entre 100 y 150 LPM se llama sencilla taquiarritmia
Latido del corazón entre 150 y 200 LPM se llama taquiarritmia paroxística
Latido del corazón entre 250 y 350 LPM se llama aleteo ( auricular o ventricular )
Latido del corazón más de 350 LPM se llama fibrilación

nodal re-entrant tachycardia

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