Pages tagged: arrhythmia

Accelerated junctional rhythm is a benign arrhythmia and in the absence of symptoms does not require any treatment. Presence of...

It is of course impossible to reach any conclusion without a detailed history and physical exam. PAC’s in general are...

Fibrillation, the most serious form of arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder), is fast, uncoordinated beats, which are contractions of individual heart-muscle...

Your heart has a natural “pacemaker” called the sinoatrial (SA) node which sends an electrical impulse throughout your heart to...

A septal defect is a hole in the septum, the muscle wall separating the chambers of the heart. A septal...

Two major advances in medicine made heart surgery possible: The heart-lung machine, which takes over the work of the heart. Body cooling techniques, which allow more time for surgery without causing brain damage.

Ventricular arrhythmias occur in the lower chambers of the heart, called the ventricles. Supraventricular arrhythmias occur in the area above...

Any irregularity in your heart’s natural rhythm is called an arrhythmia. Almost everyone’s heart skips beats, and these mild palpitations...

The Holter monitor can record heart rate and rhythm when you feel chest pain or symptoms of an irregular heartbeat...

Electrical impulses from your heart muscle cause your heart to beat (contract). This electrical signal begins in the sinoatrial node,...