Arrhythmia

Arrhythmia is a problem of heart rate and rhythm. This means your heart will skip quickly, too late, or have an irregular pattern. When the heart beats faster than normal, it is called a tachycardia. When the heart is jumping slowly, it is called bradycardia. The most common type of arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation, causing arrhythmia and rapid heart beat

Various factors such as heart attack, smoking, congenital heart failure and stress can affect the heart rhythm. Certain substances and drugs may also cause arrhythmias

Your doctor can test to determine if you have an arrhythmia. Treatments for restoring normal heart beats include drug therapy, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), pacemakers, and so on.

The heart has an internal electrical system that controls the rhythm of the heart beat. The problem can cause abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias. There are various types of arrhythmias. During the arrhythmia, the heart may jump too fast, be too late, stop the heartbeat. Cardiac arrest (SCA) occurs when heart beat stops due to cardiac arrhythmia. This is different from a heart attack, heart attacks usually continue but blood flow to the heart is blocked. If you do not have medical treatment, you will die within a few minutes. Defibrillation at an early stage will reduce the likelihood that people will die. Defibrillation sends an electric shock to restore the heart's rhythm to normal. You should receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from SCA patients until defibrillation is available

Most people will experience at least one abnormal cardiac rhythm. This may feel your heart competition or fluttering. Arrhythmias are common and harmless in many cases, but some are problematic. When an arrhythmia prevents blood flow to your body, it can damage organs to your brain, lungs and other life-sustaining. If left untreated, these arrhythmias can pose a life-threatening possibility. Bradycardia is a slow heartbeat. It is defined as resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute. Not all bradycardia is a problem. Athletes and healthy people often have bradycardia. Their resting heart rate may be less than 60 beats per minute as the heart is more efficient and can draw enough blood with fewer beats. However, slow heart rate means that the heart can not beat frequently to ensure adequate blood flow throughout the heart.

Arrhythmia means any failure of heart rate or heart rate. This means your heart will skip quickly, too late, or have an irregular pattern. Most arrhythmias are caused by cardiac electrical system problems. If the arrhythmia is severe, you may need a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). They are devices embedded in the chest and abdomen. ICD monitors the heart rhythm. If you feel a dangerous rhythm, vibration will occur. This treatment is called defibrillation. ICD is useful for the management of life threatening arrhythmias, especially arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest (SCA). Most new ICD can be used as a pacemaker or as a defibrillator. Many ICDs also record the cardiac electrical pattern when heartbeat is abnormal. This will help the doctor to make future treatment plans