India, Jan. 1 -- When the human body is exerted during physical activities such as workouts or a run, it is usual for the heart to beat faster than normal. However, there are times when the heartbeat can feel unnaturally high, causing significant chest pain.

Taking to Instagram on 1 January, Dr Kunal Sood, Maryland-based physician in Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Medicine, explained the condition to be supraventricular tachycardia, or SVT in abbreviated form.

"It's a rhythm where the heart suddenly starts beating very fast, often 170 beats per minute or higher, without gradually speeding up," he stated.

Supraventricular tachycardia happens as a result of "an electrical short circuit in the upper chambers of the heart," shared ...