DOGS. MOVING FORWARD. KETCHUP IS HIS NAME. A FIVE YEAR OLD GRAND CHAMPION BOXER. HE NEARLY DIED EARLY FROM A UNIQUE FORM OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA FOUND IN BOXERS RUNNING THE FENCE LINE HERE BEHIND ME ...
The regular arrhythmia occurring at the beginning of the electrocardiogram was identified as ventricular bigeminy. Single ventricular premature complexes (VPCs), as well as pairs and triplets of VPCs, ...
A heart arrhythmia (uh-RITH-me-uh) is an irregular heartbeat. A heart arrhythmia happens when the electrical signals that tell the heart to beat don't work as they should. The heart may beat too fast or too slow. Or the pattern of the heartbeat may be inconsistent. A heart arrhythmia may feel like a fluttering, pounding or racing heartbeat. Some heart arrhythmias are harmless. Others may cause ...
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm. An irregular heart rhythm is called an arrhythmia. AFib can lead to blood clots in the heart. The condition also increases the risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common type of arrhythmia in infants and children. It also tends to occur more often in women, particularly during pregnancy. Health conditions or treatments that may increase the risk of supraventricular tachycardia include: Coronary artery disease, heart valve disease and other heart diseases.
Cardiac ablation is a treatment for irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias. It uses thin, flexible tubes called catheters and heat or cold energy to create tiny scars in the heart. The scars block the faulty signals that cause irregular heartbeats. This illustration shows a type of cardiac ablation called pulmonary vein isolation.