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2. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat that occurs due to a problem with the electrical activity of your heart. ... The most common treatments are medications and surgery to repair the damaged ...

3. What You Need to Know About Abnormal Heart Rhythm - AOL

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   An abnormal heart rhythm, also called an arrhythmia, is when your heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly. Here’s everything you need to know.

4. Pulseless electrical activity - Wikipedia

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   Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a form of cardiac arrest in which the electrocardiogram shows a heart rhythm that should produce a pulse, but does not.Pulseless electrical activity is found initially in about 20% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests [1] and about 50% of in-hospital cardiac arrests.

5. Ventricular fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is an abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver. [2] It is due to disorganized electrical activity. [2] Ventricular fibrillation results in cardiac arrest with loss of consciousness and no pulse. [1]

6. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   People with TIC most often present with symptoms of congestive heart failure and/or symptoms related to their irregular heart rhythm. [1] Symptoms of congestive heart failure can include shortness of breath, ankle swelling, fatigue, and weight gain. [2] Symptoms of an irregular heart rhythm can include palpitations and chest discomfort. [2]

7. Defibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach). [1] [2] A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current (often called a counter-shock) to the heart.

8. Catheter ablation - Wikipedia

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   Arrhythmia - the ablation procedure can result in a new rhythm disturbance in the heart. Patients may also experience a return of the arrhythmia after the procedure, requiring them to undergo further treatment. However, in general this procedure is considered a safe, effective, and minimally invasive method to treat arrhythmias.

9. ESPN’s Mike Greenberg 'Contemplated My Own Mortality ... - AOL

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   Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications, according to the ...