WPW Syndrome: Therapy, Symptoms

Brief overview Treatment: Cauterization of the additional conduction pathways (ablation), medication, electrocardioversion Symptoms: Does not occur in every patient, sudden rapid heartbeat or palpitations, heart stumbling, sometimes dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath Causes: As yet unknown, possibly embryonic maldevelopment of the heart, often in combination with other congenital heart defects Diagnosis: Medical history, physical … WPW Syndrome: Therapy, Symptoms

Sick Sinus Syndrome: Definition, Diagnosis, Treatment

What is sick sinus syndrome? In sick sinus syndrome, also called sinus node syndrome, the sinus node in the heart is damaged. As the body’s own pacemaker, it triggers the electrical impulses that cause the heart muscle to contract with each heartbeat. The faulty function of the sinus node leads to different types of cardiac … Sick Sinus Syndrome: Definition, Diagnosis, Treatment

Ventricular fibrillation: Symptoms and resuscitation

What is ventricular fibrillation? Ventricular fibrillation, or ventricular fibrillation for short, is a rhythm disorder that originates in the heart chambers. Normally, the muscle cells of the heart chambers contract 60 to 80 times per minute. During this process, blood collected in the ventricles is pumped into the systemic circulation by a coordinated contraction of … Ventricular fibrillation: Symptoms and resuscitation