bit.ly Arrhythmias, commonly referred to as irregular heartbeats, skipped heartbeats, also include atrial fibrillation and a variety of other abnormal heart rhythm issues, including skipped, slow and fast heartbeats. Fortunately, new technology and techniques have produced many new cardiac arrhythmia treatment options, including minimally invasive arrhythmia surgical [correct?] treatments, for patients to consider. In this video about heart arrhythmias, one of the leading physicians in the field, Dr. Bing Liem, walks you through an overview problems generally in this area and reviews the latest in treatments. Transcript: Arrhythmia is defined as irregular heartbeat. It can be the heart beating too slow, too fast, or just simply irregular. It causes a variety of symptoms. Usually people feel palpitations, which is an awareness of the heartbeat being irregular or strong or, more dangerously, people feel faint and people sometimes collapse and even die suddenly. The causes for arrhythmias are multiple, obviously, like any other condition in health. The most common cause is damage to the heart; heart valve, heart muscle, enlarged heart. It can also be congenital. People can be born with it, or it can also be caused by drugs or other things. There are a variety of treatments for arrhythmia nowadays. Just like most health conditions, the first line of therapy is typically drug therapy, but actually, in the past two or three decades, we're finding out that drug therapy, except ...
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