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Tachyarrhythmia is an abnormally fast heart rate (usually 100 to 400 beats in either the upper heart chambers (atrial fibrillation) or lower heart chambers (ventricular fibrillation).

Diagnostic tests by a heart rhythm specialist (such as an electrophysiologist) will clarify the kind of tachyarrhythmia and resulting treatment.

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