Arrhythmias are conditions in which electrical impulses are abnormally conducted through the heart, resulting in an altered heart beat muscle contraction rhythm. These alterations to heart ...

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Sinus arrhythmia is a natural and periodic variation in the heart’s rhythm and represents a normally functioning heart. In a normal sinus rhythm, the time between heartbeats is equal, which can be ...

Variable definitions were used (R-R interval of >3 s, >4 s, no definition at all); thus, the prevalence number might be underestimated. For the other arrhythmias, no estimations are available, but the ...

Ventricular tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart beat (with three or more consecutive heart beats at least 100 beats per minute) that originates from one of the ventricles in the heart.

Some research suggests a link between sleep apnea and developing abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias, as well as palpitations, the sensation that your heart has skipped a beat. Just like the ...

The ACC has issued new guidance on practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke, offering clinicians tailored strategies to improve post-stroke care by identifying and managing atrial ...

Therapies targeting this dysregulation have been actually developed. Figure 3. Twelve-lead ECG tracing during stress test shows the typical aspect of bidirectional ventricular tachycardia ...

The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology issued a scientific statement detailing clinical guidance ...

Seven rheumatology researchers have authored a paper questioning the utility of the 2024 National Academies’ broad definition of long COVID.

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To improve the diagnosis and treatment of one such cardiac condition, Rui Zhu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has ...