Heart and tachycardia | Healthcare Spanish
Written by Evelin Maza
Reviewed by Jessica Munoz DNP, RN, CEN
Last reviewed: September 10, 2026
Changes: Updated cardiac terminology and tachycardia information
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Tachycardia
- Tachycardia or tachyarrhythmia
- Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia
- Sinus arrhythmia
- Atrial arrhythmia
- Junctional arrhythmia or nodal arrhythmia
- Beats per minute
- Pulse
- Ventricular arrhythmia
- Heart beat between 100 and 150 is called simple tachyarrhythmia
- Heart beat between 150 and 200 is called paroxysmal tachyarrhythmia
- Heart beat between 250 and 350 is called flutter (Atrial or Ventricular)
- Heart beat over 350 is called fibrillation
- Taquicardia o taquiarritmia
- Taquiarritmia supraventricular
- Arritmia sinusal
- Arritmia auricular
- Junctional arritmia o arritmia nodal
- Latidos por minuto (LPM)
- Pulso
- Arritmia ventricular
- Latido del corazón entre 100 y 150 LPM se llama sencilla taquiarritmia
- Latido del corazón entre 150 y 200 LPM se llama taquiarritmia paroxística
- Latido del corazón entre 250 y 350 LPM se llama aleteo ( auricular o ventricular )
- Latido del corazón más de 350 LPM se llama fibrilación
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- Sep 10, 2026
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Jessica Munoz DNP, RN, CEN Jessica Munoz is a registered nurse and educator with 20 years of experience in critical care emergency nursing, specializing in patient care, education, and evidence-based practice. She holds multiple certifications and serves as a Patient Safety Coordinator.- Jun 13, 2023
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Copy editorsChanges: Updated cardiac terminology and tachycardia information- Jun 3, 2018
Written by:
Evelin Maza Evelin Mercedes Maza Guia is a physician from the University of Oriente in Anzoátegui, Venezuela.