fast heartbeat

Rapid cardiac rhythm

A fast heartbeat is a heart rate higher than normal, whether from exercise, anxiety, caffeine, or medical conditions.

The clinical term is tachycardia.

Her fast heartbeat made her chest pound.

A fast heartbeat often accompanies fear, excitement, or physical exertion—the body's response to demanding situations.

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flutter · throbbing · pulse · adrenaline · fight or flight · anxiety · panic · panic attack · chest · chest tightness · breathless · nervous · excited · butterflies in stomach · rushing · drumming · caffeine · fear

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heart rate speed

fast heartbeatslow heartbeat

Abnormally low pulse rate

slow pulse · bradycardia · resting heart rate · weak pulse · resting pulse

physiological state

fast heartbeatresting pulse

Heartbeat when idle

relaxation · rest · sedation · relaxed state · deep sleep

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