Arrhythmia
Arrhythmia
Arrhythmias are abnormal changes in pattern and/or changes in speed from the normal heart rhythm.
Cardiac Arrhytgmias
Arrhythmia
Activation of the heart muscle results from the spontaneous discharge
Basic terminology
Arrhythmia
Before describing the many types of arrhythmias
Ladder diagrams
Arrhythmia
The line begins at the point of impulse initiation, i.e. the pacemaJcer
Arrhythmia classification
Arrhythmia
Arrhythmias may can be classified in various ways
DISTURBANCES IN IMPULSE FORMATION
Arrhythmia
In atrial extrasystole a premature beat arises from an ectopic focus
DISTURBANCES IN IMPULSE CONDUCTION
Arrhythmia
When a conduction defect exists, impulses may be delayed
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