Mr. Jones has come to the emergency room because he feels weak and dizzy. The nurse checks Mr. Jones's vital signs and notices that the heart rate is abnormal, at a rate of 200 beats per minute. What is the most specific medical term to describe this condition?

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A heart rate of 200 beats per minute is considered abnormally fast, which is medically known as tachycardia. Bradycardia refers to an abnormally slow heart rate, arrhythmia refers to any abnormal heart rhythm, and hypertension refers to high blood pressure. None of these terms are specific enough to describe a heart rate of 200 beats per minute.

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