What is sinus tachycardia?

Sinus tachycardia is a heart rhythm with elevated rate of impulses originating from the sinoatrial node. The normal heart rate is considered to be 60 to 100 beats/min, with sinus tachycardia being defined as a sinus rhythm with a rate exceeding 100 beats/min. However, heart rate varies by age.

How do members experience sinus tachycardia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with sinus tachycardia*

*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 sinus tachycardia*

Who has sinus tachycardia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 33
30s 96
40s 112
50s 94
60s 65
70+ 30

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 52
Female 382

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What is sinus tachycardia?

Sinus tachycardia is a heart rhythm with elevated rate of impulses originating from the sinoatrial node. The normal heart rate is considered to be 60 to 100 beats/min, with sinus tachycardia being defined as a sinus rhythm with a rate exceeding 100 beats/min. However, heart rate varies by age.



Common symptoms reported by people with sinus tachycardia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for sinus tachycardia

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Compare treatments taken by people with sinus tachycardia

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Who has sinus tachycardia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 113 say sinus tachycardia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 33
30s 96
40s 112
50s 94
60s 65
70+ 30
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 38
20-29 years 42
30-39 years 56
40-49 years 26
50-59 years 6
60-69 years 1
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 52
Female 382

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 219
Not Diagnosed 8

These charts show data from sinus tachycardia patients who have completed their condition history
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