The operating table is one of the most important utensils in the operating room. It is on it that the surgical procedure is performed on the patient. What is the operating table? The operating table is one of the most important utensils of the operating room. ‘Operating table’ or operating table is the medical term … Operating Table: Applications & Health Benefits
A cardiac arrhythmia, or heart palpitations, is a disturbance of the normal heartbeat sequence caused by non-regular processes in the formation and conduction of excitation in the heart muscle. Cardiac arrhythmias occur quite frequently. The heart of an adult beats on average one hundred thousand times per day. The fact that the heart beats faster … Cardiac Arrhythmias: Causes, Treatment & Help
Ventricular fibrillation or ventricular flutter of the heart, colloquially known as cardiac fibrillation or heart flutter, is a highly threatening process for human life. It always means acute danger to life, and if ventricular fibrillation is suspected, the patient must immediately get into the hands of a doctor, who will then initiate acute emergency measures. … Ventricular Fibrillation (Ventricular Flutter): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Quinidine is an active substance that belongs to the group of antiarrhythmic drugs. It is used to treat certain heart rhythm disorders. Medical use and application Quinidine is an active substance that belongs to the group of antiarrhythmic drugs. It is used to treat certain cardiac arrhythmias. Quinidine, as an active ingredient in the antiarrhythmic … Quinidine: Effects, Uses & Risks
With defibrillation, first responders use a direct current pulse to correct a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia, which can result in a fatal heart attack if not counteracted in time. De-fibrillation is achieved exclusively by successfully administering a shock. The synonym for defibrillation is de-fibrillation. What is defibrillation? With defibrillation, first responders use a direct current pulse … Defibrillation: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Various medical devices play a central role in the therapy of heart diseases and at the same time in the context of life-saving measures. In this context, the so-called defibrillators occupy a special group. What is a defibrillator? A defibrillator is a medical device for defibrillation. It can terminate cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation … Defibrillator: Applications & Health Benefits
Sudden cardiac death – in Germany alone, 100,000 people die this “quick” death each year. Most often, arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation) are the reason, when the heart gets out of sync and beats so fast and disorderly that cardiovascular arrest is the result. In such a situation, only treatment with an electric shock to the heart … Early Defibrillation: Salutary Shock in Sudden Heart Failure
Atrial fibrillation is probably the most common arrhythmia of the heart, and it increases significantly with age. Ten percent of people over age 70 have this “supraventricular tachyarrhythmia.” What is atrial fibrillation? This means there is an irregular and rapid heartbeat that originates in the left atrium. Comparatively, only 1% of people over 50 years … Atrial Fibrillation: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
General therapeutic principles In the treatment of cardiac dysrhythmia, causal therapy is the first priority. If the cardiac dysrhythmia is caused by cardiac diseases or metabolic disorders (e.g. hyperthyroidism), the first step is to treat them. Often the cardiac dysrhythmia then recedes. If it is not possible to treat the underlying disease of the cardiac … Cardiac arrhythmia therapy
Electrotherapy The electrotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias involves the use of pacemaker systems. On the other hand, this also includes defibrillation and high-frequency current ablation Pacemaker A pacemaker (PM) is a medical electrical device that can accelerate the heart rate when the heartbeat is too slow, i.e. bradycardia. In the meantime, however, devices are also in … Electrotherapy | Cardiac arrhythmia therapy
Surgical therapy Due to the development of catheter ablation, rhythm surgery has receded into the background All articles in this series: Cardiac arrhythmia therapy Electrotherapy Surgical therapy
