What is arrhythmia? Your heart works like an electrical pump, sending out currents that synchronize your heartbeats. Arrhythmias occur when these electrical pulses beat too fast, slow, or erratically.
If you have an arrhythmia, you may experience heart fluttering, chest pain, shortness of breath, or dizziness. Some heart rhythm issues are harmless and don’t cause any symptoms. But certain arrhythmias can be life-threatening and increase your risk of heart failure and stroke.
Arrhythmia causes may include:
At the Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cardiovascular Institute, we use the latest technologies to accurately diagnose and treat your arrhythmia.
Our Electrophysiology (EP) Program features sophisticated diagnostic equipment to test the electrical activity of your heart. Our heart rhythm specialists, or electrophysiologists, utilize advanced heart mapping equipment to pinpoint areas of the heart causing the arrhythmia There are different types of cardiac arrhythmias.
In atrial fibrillation, your heart’s upper chambers contract irregularly.
VT is a fast rhythm originating from the bottom chambers of the heart.
Bradycardia involves slow heart rates that may be unstable or cause symptoms.
Tachycardia occurs when your resting heart rate is greater than 100 beats per minute.
Premature contractions are extra heart beats that can originate in the top or bottom chamber of the heart. These beats can sometimes cause a fluttering or sensation of a skipped beat.
Our heart rhythm specialists, or electrophysiologists, utilize advanced heart mapping equipment to pinpoint area
