Racing Heart
An abnormally fast or pounding heartbeat experienced at rest — which may be physiological (exercise, anxiety) or indicate a cardiac arrhythmia requiring assessment.
Quick answer
Racing heart (tachycardia) describes an abnormally fast heart rate — typically defined as above 100 beats per minute at rest — or the subjective experience of a rapid, pounding heartbeat. ICD-10: R00.0 (tachycardia, unspecified), I47–I49 (arrhythmias); ICD-11: MD80. Requires differentiation between physiological causes, anxiety, and cardiac arrhythmia.
Recognition
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People describe sudden or gradual onset of an abnormally fast heartbeat — sometimes with visible pulsation at the neck, breathlessness, dizziness, or just the alarming awareness of the speed of the heartbeat.
What is Racing Heart?
An abnormally fast or pounding heartbeat experienced at rest — which may be physiological (exercise, anxiety) or indicate a cardiac arrhythmia requiring assessment.
Approaches Commonly Explored
Commonly explored for conditions related to Racing Heart, grouped by mechanism — select your subtype above to highlight the most relevant path.
How to use these approaches
Most people begin with Stabilise approaches, then progress toward Resolve and Sustain.
Autonomic nervous system — sympathetic / parasympathetic balance.
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