Things to Know about Heart Arrhythmias

What is an arrhythmia? An arrhythmia (also known as dysrhythmia) is irregular or an abnormal heartbeat. If you are going through arrhythmia, your heart may beat briskly or slower than others who are not suffering from arrhythmia. There are various conditions that might cause your heart to beat uncommonly, and treatment hangs on the cause. What are the types of arrhythmias? Supraventricular arrhythmias: Arrhythmias that start in the atria (the heart's upper chambers). "Supra" means above. "Ventricular" cites to the lower rooms of the heart or ventricles. Ventricular arrhythmias: Arrhythmias that start in the ventricles (the heart's lower rooms). Bradyarrhythmias: Moderate heart rhythms that may be generated by disease in the heart's conduction system, like the sinoatrial (SA) node, atrioventricular (AV) node, or HIS-Purkinje network. What are the indications of an arrhythmia? An arrhythmia may be "silent" and not give rise to any i...