Cardiac Arrhythmias in Africa

Frequency of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients with Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning

Background: Cardiac failure is the major lethal consequence of aluminum phosphide (AlP) poisoning. This study was designed to determine the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with AlP poisoning. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, patients with definitive history of AlP poisoning treated at emergency department of Allied Hospital Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan, from ...

[Cardiac arrhythmias in women].

The aim of this study was to review published data on gender differences in cardiac electrophysiology and in the presentation and clinical treatment of arrhythmias. The evidence from studies published to date show that women have a higher mean resting heart rate, a longer QT interval, a shorter QRS duration, and a lower QRS voltage than men. Women have a higher prevalence of sick sinus syndrome...

Cardiac arrhythmias.

Disorders of cardiac rate and rhythm represent major causes of mortality and morbidity in developed countries. Sudden cardiac death, defined as death within 1 hour of an unexpected change in cardiovascular status, kills more than 300,000 people each year in the United States (29), whereas nonlethal arrhythmias account for much additional disability. Atrial fibrillation, a leading cause of cereb...

Cardiac Arrhythmias

Cardiac arrhythmias are disturbances in the rhythm of the heart, manifested by irregularity or by abnormally fast rates (tachycardias) or abnormally slow rates (bradycardias). Patients who perceive these abnormalities most frequently observe palpitations,which somedescribe as the sensation of ‘my heart turning over in my chest’, or awareness that their hearts are beating rapidly or slowly. Othe...

Cardiac Arrhythmias in Children