Dr. Kathleen Maginot answers the question: 'Abnormal Heart Rhythms in Children?' — -- Question: What types of abnormal heart rhythms are more common in children? Answer :There are many ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Go to the hospital if a rapid heart rate is with chest pain, ...

In adults, a typical resting heart rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute, but structural or electrical disorders of the heart can cause it to rise or fall. Medications, a lack of sleep, and stress may ...

A 46-year-old man with a history of diabetes and hyperlipidemia presents to his primary care provider for a routine physical examination. Upon examination, his pulse is noted to be irregular, and an ...

Reentry arrhythmia occurs when electrical signals in the heart deviate from their usual path, creating a loop that causes repeated stimulation and disrupts the heart’s rhythm. Symptoms of reentry ...

Alternative therapies may be a potential treatment for arrhythmia when used alongside medical treatments. An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. The heart may beat too quickly, too slowly, or ...

Having an accelerated junctional rhythm occurs when the atrioventricular node in your heart beats too quickly. It happens as a result of damage to your heart’s primary natural pacemaker. There’s no ...

Extract: The electrocardiograms of 26 patients with persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) draining into the coronary sinus were reviewed. Left axis of P waves between +15 and −29 degrees was ...