Your Heart Health Glossary of Terms
Tachycardia: Excessive rapidity in the action of the heart, usually above 100 beats per minute in an adult.
Thrombus: A clot in the cardiovascular system.
Torsade de Pointes (Twisting of the points): A unique form of ventricular tachycardia that can be congenital in origin or can result from antiarrhythmic or psychotropic drug therapy, hypocalcemia, or acute myocardial infarction.
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