Cardiac arrhythmia
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For patient information, click here Template:Cardiac arrhythmia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Arrhythmia, dysrhythmia, abnormal heart rhythm
Overview
Classification
| Arrhythmia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradyarrhythmia | Arrhythmia with normal heart rate | Tachyarrhythmia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atrial | Junctional | Ventricular | Sinus arrhythmia | Narrow complex tachycardia (SVT) | Wide complex tachycardia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sinus bradycardia First degree AV block Second degree AV block Complete or third-degree AV block | D02 | D03 | Atrial | Junctional | SVT with aberrancy | Ventricular tachycardia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atrial fibrillation Atrial flutter Ectopic atrial rhythm Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT) with block Premature atrial contractions (PAC) Sinus tachycardia Wandering atrial pacemaker | E02 | SVT AND One of the following: Left bundle branch block Left anterior hemi-block Lefo posterior hemi-block Right bundle branch block Trifascicular block | Accelerated idioventricular rhythm Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular parasystole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Cardiac arrhythmia from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies