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Tachycardia is an abnormally fast heartbeat. A fast heart rate is normal when you exercise. Your heart rate also increases when your body is stressed by illness, such as when an infection causes you to run a fever. Some types of tachycardia can lead to serious symptoms and even life-threatening complications. For example, uncontrolled tachycardia can make your blood pressure so low that your body doesn't get enough oxygen.
Your Mayo Clinic treatment team will include doctors trained in diseases of the heart (cardiologists) and heart surgery (cardiac surgeons). The team will consider your wishes as you and your doctor decide together on the most appropriate treatment.
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