Cardiac arrhythmia (patient information)

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]

Cardiac arrhythmia
Overview
What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who is at highest risk?
Diagnosis
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Where to find medical care for Cardiac arrhythmia?
Prevention
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Possible complications
Cardiac arrhythmia On the Web
Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov
Images of Cardiac arrhythmia
Videos on Cardiac arrhythmia
FDA on Cardiac arrhythmia
CDC on Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiac arrhythmia in the news
Blogs on Cardiac arrhythmia
Directions to Hospitals Treating Cardiac arrhythmia
Risk calculators and risk factors for Cardiac arrhythmia

Overview

An arrhythmia is a disorder of the heart rate, pulse, or heart rhythm, such as beating too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregularly.