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	Tachycardia: An unusually fast heartbeat (more than 100 beats per minute). It may be a sign of an arrhythmia, or it may be the result of normal factors (e.g., fever or exercise).	Related Articles ACE Inhibitors AED ARVD Ablation Anemia & the Heart Antiarrhythmics Arrhythmia Calcium Channel Blockers Cardiac Arrest Cardiac Tamponade Cardioversion Defibrillator Electrocardiogram Illegal Drugs & the Heart Implantable Defibrillator Implantable Defibrillator (ICD) Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia Inotropes Long QT Syndrome Premature Ventricular Contractions Signal Averaged EKG Stress Test Tachycardia Ventricular Fibrillation Ventricular Tachycardia Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome

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	Stroke: A life-threatening event in which part of the brain is not getting enough oxygen.

 

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