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15 Δεκ 2023 · Causes. Tachycardia is an increased heart rate for any reason. If a fast heart rate is caused by exercise or stress, it's called sinus tachycardia. Sinus tachycardia is a symptom, not a condition. Most heart conditions can lead to different forms of tachycardia. Irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias, are one cause.
For teenagers, the number is 90 beats/minute. Tachycardia is an arrhythmia, or abnormal heart beat, and some types need no treatment at all or may go away on their own. Other tachycardias are more serious and can cause problems for children. A few are even genetic, and we can trace them in families.
20 Ιουν 2023 · Children and teens can develop heart disease due to certain health issues, including Kawasaki disease, rheumatic fever, bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, and trauma.
In a child with arrhythmia, the heart may beat too quickly, beat too slowly, skip a beat or have extra beats. Most types of irregular heartbeat in children are harmless. And most go away with treatment of the underlying cause, such as fever or infection. But some types can be serious.
25 Σεπ 2024 · The American Heart Association explains the types of arrhythmias in children such as Long QT Syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) and Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and the treatments. Abnormal heartbeats, or arrhythmias, can also affect children.
Supraventricular tachycardia is suspected when a doctor or nurse counts a very rapid heart rate (>200) during an attack. To confirm the diagnosis, your child’s pediatrician might perform an electrocardiogram (ECG – also known as EKG).
8 Νοε 2022 · All complaints of tachycardia require rapid assessment of patient status and cardiac rhythm. In most instances, life-threatening tachycardia can be rapidly detected and treated. This topic will review the differential diagnosis and approach to the child who presents with tachycardia.
