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Rapid Pulse Rate

rapid pulse rate?
posted on Sat, 12 Dec 2009
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If you are asking what can cause rapid heart rate, there are many things that include stimulants, stress, exertion, certain electrolyte imbalances and others. If you are asking what defines rapid, more than 100 beats per minute is considered tachycardia in the adult.
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Rapid Pulse Rate

If you are asking what can cause rapid heart rate, there are many things that include stimulants, stress, exertion, certain electrolyte imbalances and others. If you are asking what defines rapid, more than 100 beats per minute is considered tachycardia in the adult.