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Arrhythmia

What is an arrhythmia?

An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern. Changes in the electrical signals that control your heartbeat cause arrhythmias.

  • When your heart beats faster than normal, it's called tachycardia.
  • When your heart beats too slowly, it's called bradycardia.
  • When the signal to beat comes too early, it's called a premature or extra heartbeat. It may feel like your heart skipped a beat.

There are many types of arrhythmias. Arrhythmias may affect the upper or lower chamber of your heart. The most common type of arrhythmia is , which causes an irregular and fast heartbeat.

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  1. Arrhythmia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is an arrhythmia? An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an ... the electrical signals that control your heartbeat cause arrhythmias. When your heart beats faster than normal, it's ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/arrhythmia.html - Health Topics
  2. Arrhythmias 
    An arrhythmia is a disorder of the heart rate (pulse) or heart rhythm. The heart can beat too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregularly. An arrhythmia can be harmless, a sign of other heart ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001101.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Cardioversion 
    ... defibrillator is used to treat abnormal heart rhythms ( arrhythmia ) that cause collapse and cardiac arrest. Examples are ... prevent blood clots or to help prevent the arrhythmia from coming back. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007110.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Atrial Fibrillation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is one of the most common types of arrhythmias. Arrhythmias are problems with the rate or rhythm of ... which scars the tissue that is causing the arrhythmia. The scar tissue blocks the abnormal heart signals. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/atrialfibrillation.html - Health Topics
  5. Arrhythmia (Abnormal Heartbeat) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Arrhythmia/Children ... Arrhythmia ... Nemours Foundation ... heart, congenital, arrhythmias, heart defect, abnormality, heart rhythm, arithmia, arhythm, arythmia, arrithmia, ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/arrhythmias.html - External Health Links
  6. Intracardiac electrophysiology study (EPS) 
    ... you have signs of an abnormal heart rhythm ( arrhythmia ). You may need to have other tests before ... electrical system Pinpoint a known abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that is starting in the heart Decide the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003867.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. His bundle electrography 
    ... test, you are watched for any abnormal heartbeats ( arrhythmias ). The catheter has a sensor on the end, ... you need a pacemaker or other treatment Diagnose arrhythmias Find the specific location where electrical signals through ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003391.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Ventricular fibrillation 
    ... fibrillation (VF) is a severely abnormal heart rhythm ( arrhythmia ) that is life threatening. ... HRS Guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007200.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Categories of Arrhythmias (Texas Heart Institute)  
    Arrhythmias are generally divided into two categories: ventricular and supraventricular. Ventricular arrhythmias occur in the lower chambers of the heart, ...
    https://www.texasheart.org/.../topics/categories-of-arrhythmias - External Health Links
  10. What Is an Arrhythmia? From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Arrhythmia, Arrhythmias, Conduction disorders, Long QT syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, Atrial fibrillation, Irregular heartbeat
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/arrhythmias - External Health Links
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