Watch like device for early detection of cardiac arrest being evaluated John Rickard and colleagues from Cleveland Clinic are evaluating the utility of a wrist worn device for
Malignant cardiac arrhythmia in broken heart syndrome Broken heart syndrome is the name given to a disease of the heart muscle which occurs following the loss of a
Wide complex tachycardia Wide complex tachycardia is otherwise known as wide QRS complex tachycardia or simply wide QRS tachycardia. The general dictum is that wide QRS complex tachycardia
What is telemetry monitoring? Telemetry monitoring is a type of cardiac monitoring. Only difference is that a small transmitting device is attached to the person which transmits to
Why am I am getting repeated arrhythmia and shocks in spite of having an implanted defibrillator? Defibrillator does not prevent an arrhythmia, it only treats it. If there
Is there any advantage for dual chamber AV sequential pacing? In dual chamber AV sequential pacing, right atrium is paced initially and the right ventricle paced after a
What is respiratory sinus arrhythmia? Heart rate increases when you breathe in and decreases when you breathe out. This change in heart rate with breathing is known as
Is SVT a dangerous arrhythmia? ECG strip showing supraventricular tachycardia Supraventricular tachycardia known in short as SVT, is a fast regular heart rhythm originating above the ventricles, usually
What is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation is a rapid electrical activity in the atria, the upper chambers of the heart, with no effective contraction of the upper chambers.