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Arrhythmias; Atrial Fibrillation; Irregular Heartbeat; Tachycardia |
Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmia) which involves the two small, upper heart chambers (the atria). Heart beats in a normal heart begin after electricity generated in the atria by the sinoatrial node spread through the heart and cause contraction of the heart muscle and pumping of blood. In AF, the regular electrical impulses of the sinoatrial node are replaced by disorganized, rapid electrical impulses which result in irregular heart beats. Atr ...
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- Am I at Risk? (American Heart Association)
- Ambulatory Monitors (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- American Heart Association
- Anatomy of the Human Heart (Texas Heart Institute)
- Antiarrhythmics (Texas Heart Institute)
- Arrhythmia (Texas Heart Institute)
- Arrhythmia
- Arrhythmia (Medline Plus)
- Arrhythmia (National Institutes of Health)
- Arrhythmias Originating in the Atria (American Heart Association)
- Arrhythmias Originating in the Ventricles (American Heart Association)
- Arrhythmias [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Arrhythmias/rhythm Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Arrthythmia Medications (American Heart Association)
- Atrial fibrillation (MayoClinic)
- Atrial Fibrillation (Cleveland Clinic)
- Atrial Fibrillation (American Heart Association)
- Atrial Fibrillation [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Bundle Branch Block (American Heart Association)
- Caffeine, Diet and Heart Arrhythmias (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Cardiac Ablation (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Cardiac Ablation Catheter (Food and Drug Administration) - Requires Macromedia Flash Player to view animation
- Cardiac Arrhythmias (American College of Cardiology)
- Cardiac Imaging Can Be 'Gatekeeper' for Implantable Heart-Shocker (American Heart Association)
- Cardioversion (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
- Checklist for Parents of Children with Arrhythmias (American Heart Association)
- Children and Arrhythmia (American Heart Association)
- Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Arrhythmia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Atrial Fibrillation (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Tachycardia (National Institutes of Health)
- Defibrillation (American Heart Association)
- Diagnosing Arrhythmias (American Heart Association)
- Diagnosing Arrhythmias in Children (American Heart Association)
- Echocardiogram [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Electrophysiology (EP) Study (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Fainting (Syncope) (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Find a Heart Rhythm Specialist (Heart Rhythm Society)
- For Your Heart (Office on Women's Health, HHS)
- Genes and Disease: Long-QT Syndrome (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Glossary of Cardiovascular Terminology (Texas Heart Institute)
- Heart Block (American Heart Association)
- Heart Rhythm Society
- Heartbeat (Texas Heart Institute)
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) (Heart Rhythm Society)
- JAMA Patient Page: Atrial Fibrillation (American Medical Association)
- Living with Arrhythmias (American Heart Association)
- Long QT Syndrome (MayoClinic)
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- Maze Surgery (Texas Heart Institute)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Normal Heart (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Other Symptoms of Heart Rhythm Disorders (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Outcomes of Patients with Lone Atrial Flutter (American College of Physicians)
- Parental Atrial Fibrillation Increases Risk in Offspring (National Institutes of Health)
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Rapid Heartbeat (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Risk Factors and Prevention (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Sick Sinus Syndrome (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
- Sinus Dysrhythmia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Slow Heartbeat (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Substances That Can Cause Heart Rhythm Disorders (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Sudden Cardiac Death (Cardiac Arrest) (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Treating Arrhythmias in Children (American Heart Association)
- Types of Arrhythmia in Children (American Heart Association)
- What are Arrhythmias (American Heart Association)
- What Are Arrhythmias? (American Heart Association)
- When Heartbeats Go Haywire: New Treatments Can Save Lives (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (American Heart Association)
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