Articles and links about the heart arrhythmias, and palpitations and other symptoms caused by arrhythmias.
A recall of an implantable defibrillator can be a scary experience, but understanding the recall issue itself, and how it applies to you, most often leads you to an effective and safe course of action.
An implantable defibrillator (ICD) is an implantable device that monitors a person's heart rhythm, and automatically delivers lifesaving treatment if a dangerous heart arrhythmia occurs.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating, usually due to a cardiac arrhythmia.
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the name given to any death that occurs suddenly and usually without warning, and that is due to a cardiac condition.
Several lifestyle considerations, including driving recommendations, need to be taken into account if you are considering an implantable defibrillator (ICD).
If you have an increased risk of sudden death, you should consider an implantable defibrillator known as an ICD.
Patients with Long QT syndrome have a higher risk of sudden death during exercise. Here are current exercise recommendations for people with Long QT syndrome.
Catecholamine polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, CPVT, is an uncommon cause of sudden death during exercise. Here are some exercise recommendations for patients with CPVT
Brugada syndrome can cause sudden death during exercise. Here are current exercise recommendations for individuals with Brugada syndrome.
Exercise recommendations for people who have myocarditis.
Exercise recommendations with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HCM
Exercise recommendations for people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
Exercise recommendations with Marfan syndrome
Sudden death in young athletes, fortunately a rare event, can be due to a host of underlying cardiac conditions.
Tell us what turned out to be the cause of your palpitations
Heart attack is the death of heart muscle due to a blocked coronary artery, while cardiac arrest is a heart arrhythmia that causes the heart to stop beating
A description of the electrophysiology study
Bradycardias, or slow heart rhythm disturbances, can be caused either by disorders of the sinus node, or of the AV conducting system including the AV node, His bundle, and bundle branches.
Tachycardias are fast heart rhythm disturbances. They are categorized as either the supraventricular tachycardias or ventricular tachycardia.
PACs, or premature atrial complexes, are the most common heart arrhythmias.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating, usually as a consequence of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. Unless cardiac circulation is restored within a few minutes with a defibrillator, sudden death ensues.
Diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias usually requires recording the heart rhythm until symptoms occur. Sometimes an electrophysiology study, or EPS, is helpful.
Heart arrhythmias can be treated with antiarrhythmic drugs, AV nodal blocking drugs, beta blockers, statins, and omega-3 fatty acids.
Ablation procedures treat abnormal electrical pathways in the heart. These procedures can sometimes eliminate certain heart arrhythmias.
A review of what you need to know about cardiac arrhythmias, or heart rhythm problems.
The cardiac electrical system controls the heart rate and coordinates the contraction of cardiac muscle.
articles on the treatment of heart rhythm disturbances
Non-cardiac drugs that prolong the QT interval produce a 3-fold increase in sudden death
A federal judge overturned the FDA's ban on ephedra - for legal, not medical reasons
A discussion of palpitations - one of the most common symptoms related to heart problems
How exercise can help to prevent atrial fibrillation
IST - a misunderstood cardiac arrhythmia
One of the most common cardiac arrhythmias - and one of the most difficult to treat
A review of long QT syndrome - a relatively common and potentially fatal arrhythmia
The strange life of amiodarone
How to manage anxiety after placement of an ICD
