arrhythmia
noun
ar·rhyth·mia
ā-ˈrit͟h-mē-ə 
: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force
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About Catheter Precision Catheter Precision is an innovative U.S.-based medical device company bringing new solutions to market to improve the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
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Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
For example, patients who already have low potassium levels, high blood pressure or heart arrhythmia are likely to have greater sensitivity to the effects of excessive licorice.
—Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Ibogaine is known to induce arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat, which in severe cases can lead to fatal cardiac arrest.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The cause of his death, in a hamlet just north of the state capital in Albany, was cardiac arrhythmia, Clarence J. Sundram, a longtime friend and former colleague in state government, said.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Treatments for arrhythmia will differ depending on each individual’s symptoms and contributing factors, Gulati said.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
In relation to the heart, research shows that calcium homeostasis is tied to cardiac cells, meaning that maintaining appropriate levels of calcium can lessen the chance of arrhythmia.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
Stress and environmental factors may also work together to increase the risk of arrhythmia.
—William Cornwell, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
Heart arrhythmia occurs when there is an abnormality in the rhythm of the heartbeat, said Gulati.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
For example, patients who already have low potassium levels, high blood pressure or heart arrhythmia are likely to have greater sensitivity to the effects of excessive licorice.
—Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Ibogaine is known to induce arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat, which in severe cases can lead to fatal cardiac arrest.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The cause of his death, in a hamlet just north of the state capital in Albany, was cardiac arrhythmia, Clarence J. Sundram, a longtime friend and former colleague in state government, said.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Treatments for arrhythmia will differ depending on each individual’s symptoms and contributing factors, Gulati said.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
In relation to the heart, research shows that calcium homeostasis is tied to cardiac cells, meaning that maintaining appropriate levels of calcium can lessen the chance of arrhythmia.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
Stress and environmental factors may also work together to increase the risk of arrhythmia.
—William Cornwell, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
Heart arrhythmia occurs when there is an abnormality in the rhythm of the heartbeat, said Gulati.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
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arrhythmia
noun
ar·rhyth·mia
ā-ˈrit͟h-mē-ə
: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force
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