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A member asked:

100 bpm or more medically is referred as tachycardia.but does this necessarily mean the electrical activity in your heart is abnormal?

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Tachycardia: Tachycardia that is sinus tachycardia and is appropriate in response to a stimulus does not imply abnormal electrical activity.

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Answered 10/23/2017

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Do I need to worried, heart holt? predominant rhythm was sinus bradycardia to sinus tachycardia. minimum to lowest 133bpm/56 bpm.there were 2987 PSVC's with burden of 0.42%, two occurrences of Supraventricular Tachycardia with longest episode 22 beat?

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