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arrhythmia
arrhythmia (ă-rith-miă) n. any deviation from the normal rhythm (sinus rhythm) of the heart. Arrhythmias include ectopic beats, ectopic tachycardias, atrial and ventricular fibrillation, and heart block.
sinus a. (
SA) a normal variation in the heart rate, which accelerates slightly on inspiration and slows on expiration.
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Arrhythmias up risks in congenital heart disease.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...free of atrial arrhythmias at the start of...prevalence of atrial arrhythmia was 15% in the...risk of atrial arrhythmia of 38%. Dr...patients with atrial arrhythmias by age, gender...risk in the atrial arrhythmia group. Audience...now, ventricular arrhythmias in ACHD have gotten...
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Arrhythmias after Fontan operation: comparison of lateral tunnel and extracardiac conduit
Magazine article from: Journal of Electrocardiology; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...USA) was used to detect arrhythmias at the 1-year follow...or duration of early onset arrhythmias between the 2 groups. Although...difference in the duration of arrhythmia since the admission form...incidence of early onset arrhythmias with EC modification. At...
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Atrial arrhythmias double deaths in congenital heart disease.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...free of atrial arrhythmias at the start of...prevalence of atrial arrhythmia was 15% in the...risk of atrial arrhythmia of 38%. Dr...patients with atrial arrhythmias by age, gender...risk in the atrial arrhythmia group. Audience...now, ventricular arrhythmias in ACHD have gotten...
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Teaching cardiac arrhythmias: A focus on pathophysiology and pharmacology
Magazine article from: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...also been linked to arrhythmia generation(6...TYPES OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS (5) After review...the types of cardiac arrhythmia. The expectation is...assisting the students in arrhythmia identification and...following types of arrhythmias are discussed, the...
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Medical industry keeping Arrhythmia healthy.(BUSINESS REVIEW)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 2/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...chief financial officer for Arrhythmia. Getting this kind of attention...professional pressure, he said. Arrhythmia was incorporated in 1981...to detect and help treat arrhythmias. The once-popular software...of small companies, like Arrhythmia, had a great device that...
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New arrhythmia findings from University of Versailles described.(Clinical report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 8/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...prognosis of sustained arrhythmias in a general ICU...report (see also Arrhythmia). "Prospective...patients without arrhythmia and 29% (33...supraventricular arrhythmias (odds ratio...55/973) in arrhythmia-free survivors...supraventricular arrhythmias (OR, 2.92...
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Irregular Heartbeats;Arrhythmias Can Occur in Almost Anyone
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/13/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...necessarily means an arrhythmia. Some may feel...causes of true arrhythmias are varied and...prone to these arrhythmias," Wasserman said...triggered his fatal arrhythmia. The other-Chris...have an atrial arrhythmia, however, the...these types of arrhythmias are easier for...
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Characteristics of New-Onset Ventricular Arrhythmias in Pregnancy
Magazine article from: Journal of Electrocardiology; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...onset ventricular arrhythmias during pregnancy...episode of ventricular arrhythmia was distributed equally...depth. Analysis of arrhythmias during pregnancy may...mechanisrn(s) of arrhythmia. In the current study...onset ventricular arrhythmias in pregnancy and examined...
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Technology available to document transient arrhythmias
Magazine article from: DVM; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...disease capable of causing arrhythmias. As sudden cardiac death...detection of transient arrhythmias is an important screening...may be instituted to reduce arrhythmia frequency and hopefully reduce...definitively document transient arrhythmias in patients presented with...
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The incidence and risk factors of arrhythmias in the early period after cardiac surgery in pediatric patients
Magazine article from: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...4%) of the patients with arrhythmias died and in 7 of these cases...directly linked to resistant arrhythmia. Arrhythmias can be life-threatening especially...surgery. The incidence of arrhythmia in this series was 8.8...
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Arrhythmias
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Arrhythmias Definition An arrhythmia is an abnormality in the...probability of experiencing an arrhythmia increases. Arrhythmias often occur in people who...which is dangerous, not the arrhythmia. Arrhythmias often occur during and after...
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arrhythmia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
arrhythmia , disturbance in the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. Various arrhythmias can be symptoms of serious heart disorders; however, they are usually of no medical significance except in the presence of additional...
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Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...two types of cardiac arrhythmias, irregularities in...most common chronic arrhythmia. Atrial flutter is...but both of these arrhythmias can cause a blood clot...monitoring identifies arrhythmias that occur infrequently...monitoring station when an arrhythmia is felt, or to store...
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Electrophysiology Study of the Heart
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...information to evaluate an abnormal heart rhythm, called an arrhythmia. An EP study also may be beneficial in diagnosing a suspected arrhythmia in a patient who shows symptoms of an arrhythmia but in whom it could not be detected from other tests...
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Defibrillation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...the heart to stop an arrhythmia resulting in the return...life-threatening arrhythmias of the heart including...is experiencing an arrhythmia, indicated by lack...is available, the arrhythmia can be displayed visually...pacemaker. Cardiac arrhythmias that prevent the heart...
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