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Atrial fibrillation is when the heart beats too fast in an irregular rhythm. It is caused by faulty electrical signals in your heart and is the most common type of arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat...
Coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to unblock blood vessels that supply the heart with blood. Fatty material can build up on the inside of blood vessels. Coronary angioplasty flattens the...
Ventricular tachycardia causes your heart to beat too fast, usually at a rate of about 120 to 200 beats per minute. Ventricular tachycardia is a type of arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) caused...
Heart block causes your heartbeat to slow down or beat irregularly. It happens when the electrical signals that control your heartbeat are slowed down or blocked as they travel through your heart...
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is when your heart beats too fast, usually at a rate of about 130 to 250 beats per minute. SVT is a type of arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). It's caused by...
Published by Bupa's Health Information Team, April 2011.
This factsheet is for people who have arrhythmia, or who would like information about it.
Arrhythmia is a disturbance of the...