What is atrial tachycardia?
Atrial tachycardia is a heart rhythm with an elevated rate of electrical impulses being sent from the upper heart to the lower heart. The normal heart rate is considered to be 60 to 100 beats/min, with tachycardia the rate exceeds 100 beats/min.
How do members experience atrial tachycardia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with atrial tachycardia*
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Fatigue
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Heart palpitations
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Pain
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Anxious mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for atrial tachycardia*
Who has atrial tachycardia on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 8 | |
| 30s | 22 | |
| 40s | 27 | |
| 50s | 45 | |
| 60s | 39 | |
| 70+ | 29 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 24 | |
| Female | 141 |