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Predicting cardiac arrhythmia 30 minutes before it happens

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide with around 59 million people concerned in 2019. This irregular heartbeat is associated with increased risks of heart failure, dementia and stroke. It constitutes a significant burden to healthcare systems, making its early detection and treatment a major goal.

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Introduction to Wearable Technology in Arrhythmia Management

HeartRhythm

The global health challenge posed by cardiac arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation (AF), is significant, with heightened risks of stroke, heart failure, and systemic embolism1. Traditional arrhythmia detection has often missed transient or asymptomatic episodes, relying on symptomatic presentations and episodic monitoring.

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Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Key Points

American College of Cardiology

The following are key points to remember from a state-of-the-art review on arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (AiCM).

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Injectable hydrogel electrodes open door to a novel painless treatment regimen for arrhythmia

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Biomedical engineers set the foundation for a ground-breaking treatment regimen for treating ventricular arrhythmia. Such innovation in painless defibrillation and preventing arrhythmia could revolutionize cardiac rhythm management. The study demonstrates the design and feasibility of a new hydrogel-based pacing modality.

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Cardiomatics guide: Analyzing arrhythmias made easy

Cardiomatics

Other times, an irregular recording can signal a medical emergency, such as a myocardial infarction or a dangerous arrhythmia. 1] Arrhythmia Recognition: The Art of Interpretation, T.Garcia, D.Garcia. The post Cardiomatics guide: Analyzing arrhythmias made easy appeared first on Cardiomatics.

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Colchicine Not the Answer for Recurring Arrhythmias After Ablation

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- For patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib), there was no signal that a brief course of colchicine reduced atrial arrhythmia recurrence or improved clinical outcomes when taken for 10 days starting.

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SINUS ARRHYTHMIA

ECG Guru

Therefore, a sinus arrhythmia is present. In this case, it is a respiratory sinus arrhythmia, which is commonly found in younger individuals. This physiological sinus arrhythmia is usually no longer present in older individuals. All P-waves are identical, and the PR interval is always constant.