Arrhythmia

• Latest News
• "Pacing" Heart Can Restore Rhythm without Painful Shock (10/19/2004, American Heart Association)
• Sudden Cardiac Death is Seasonal (10/15/2004, United Press International)
• Link Between Atrial Fibriliation and Booze (10/12/2004, United Press International)
• FDA Clears Over-the-Counter Sale of Automatic External Defibrillator (09/16/2004, Food and Drug Administration)
• One in Four Adults Over 40 Could Develop Irregular Heartbeat (08/16/2004, American Heart Association)

• Overviews
• Arrhythmia (Texas Heart Institute)
• Arrhythmias (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Cardiac Arrhythmias (American College of Cardiology)
• What Are Arrhythmias? (American Heart Association)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Anatomy of the Human Heart (Texas Heart Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Heartbeat (Texas Heart Institute)
• Normal Heart (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Diagnosing Arrhythmias (American Heart Association)
• Echocardiogram (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Electrophysiology (EP) Study (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Fainting (Syncope) (Heart Rhythm Society)
• Other Symptoms of Heart Rhythm Disorders (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Rapid Heartbeat (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Slow Heartbeat (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Treatment
• Antiarrhythmics (Texas Heart Institute)
• Arrthythmia Medications (American Heart Association)
• Cardiac Ablation (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Cardiac Ablation Catheter (Food and Drug Administration) - Requires Macromedia Flash Player to view animation
• Cardioversion (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Defibrillation (American Heart Association)
• FDA Clears Over-the-Counter Sale of Automatic External Defibrillator (Food and Drug Administration)
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians (American College of Physicians)
• Maze Surgery (Texas Heart Institute)
• Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Arrhythmia (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Atrial Fibrillation (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Tachycardia (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Arrhythmias Originating in the Atria (American Heart Association)
• Arrhythmias Originating in the Ventricles (American Heart Association)
• Atrial Fibrillation (American Heart Association)
• Atrial Fibrillation (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Bundle Branch Block (American Heart Association)
• Heart Block (American Heart Association)
• JAMA Patient Page: Atrial Fibrillation (American Medical Association)
• Long QT Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Sick Sinus Syndrome (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Sinus Dysrhythmia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (American Heart Association)

• Prevention/Screening
• Am I at Risk? (American Heart Association)
• Risk Factors and Prevention (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Nutrition
• Caffeine, Diet and Heart Arrhythmias (Heart Rhythm Society)

• Disease Management
• Living with Arrhythmias (American Heart Association)

• Related Issues
• Ambulatory Monitors (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Substances That Can Cause Heart Rhythm Disorders (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Sudden Cardiac Death (Cardiac Arrest) (Heart Rhythm Society)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Research
• "Pacing" Heart Can Restore Rhythm without Painful Shock (American Heart Association)
• Cardiac Imaging Can Be 'Gatekeeper' for Implantable Heart-Shocker (American Heart Association)
• Outcomes of Patients with Lone Atrial Flutter (American College of Physicians)
• Parental Atrial Fibrillation Increases Risk in Offspring (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Genetics
• Genes and Disease: Long-QT Syndrome (National Center for Biotechnology Information)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Glossary of Cardiovascular Terminology (Texas Heart Institute)

• Directories
• Find a Heart Rhythm Specialist (Heart Rhythm Society)

• Organizations
• American Heart Association
• Heart Rhythm Society
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• Children
• Checklist for Parents of Children with Arrhythmias (American Heart Association)
• Children and Arrhythmia (American Heart Association)
• Diagnosing Arrhythmias in Children (American Heart Association)
• Treating Arrhythmias in Children (American Heart Association)
• Types of Arrhythmia in Children (American Heart Association)

• Information from the Medical Encyclopedia
• Arrhythmia