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What Is Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)?
Atrial fibrillation is the most common irregular heart rhythm in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, about two million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation. This...
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Emory Opens Heart Rhythm Clinics to Treat Growing Problem
Emory Healthcare is launching new screening centers across the Atlanta area to help diagnosis abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. An arrhythmia is a disorder of the heart that occurs when the...
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What Is Arrhythmia?
An arrhythmia refers to an abnormal pattern or rate of the heartbeat. Arrhythmias can include heartbeats that are too fast, too slow or irregular, as is the case with atrial fibrillation , the most...
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What Is Atrial Flutter?
Atrial flutter, also called “heart flutter,” is a type of arrhythmia that occurs when the upper two chambers of the heart (the atria) contract too rapidly. The first contraction in a normal heartbeat...
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Has Your Heart Ever “Skipped a Beat”? It Was Probably a Premature Contraction
The heart is made up of two upper chambers (atria) and two lower chambers (ventricles). In a normal heartbeat, an electrical impulse originates from an area in the right atrium called the sinus node....
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Are Heart Palpitations Cause for Concern?
Palpitations are rapid, noticeable heartbeats that may be felt in the chest, back or throat. Often, they are associated with a fluttering sensation in the chest or that of the heart skipping a beat....
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Is a Fast Heart Rate Dangerous?
Tachycardia is a general term used to describe a rapid heartbeat. In some instances, tachycardia is the body’s normal reaction to situations that cause increased levels of adrenaline and generally...
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What Is Bradycardia and Why Does It Occur?
Bradycardia is the medical term for a heart rate that is too slow — specifically, a heart rate less than 60 beats per minute in adults. However, under some circumstances, a heart rate less than 60...
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Emory Offers State-of-the-Art Therapies for Heart Rhythm Disorders
Heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) are common medical problems that affect millions of Americans each year. Treatments for arrhythmias vary from simple medications to specialized procedures depending...
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How an Irregular Heartbeat Can Increase Your Risk of Stroke
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen by physicians. AF is a condition in which the two of the heart’s four chambers beat irregularly. According to the American Heart Association,...
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Takeaways from Dr. Hoskins’ Arrhythmia Live Chat
Thanks to everyone who joined us Tuesday, February 24 for the live online chat entitled “Irregular Heart Beat: Is it normal?,” hosted by Emory Arrhythmia Center physician Michael Hoskins, MD. Because...
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Legacy of Innovation Continues at Emory with Successful Arrhythmia Clinical...
The device is weighs less than a small coin and is only a little longer than a U.S. nickel. Image credit: Medtronic Last week, a clinical trial that Emory researchers participated in was presented at...
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