Overview & Symptoms
The medical term for a heart rate that is faster than average.
Tachycardia
A common risk factor involving high blood pressure.
What is Hypertension?
A quick test used to measure the heart's electrical activity.
What is an EKG/ECG?
Drugs like aspirin that help reduce the risk of blood clots.
What are Anticoagulants?
Adults should aim for this many hours of sleep daily.
What is 7 to 9 hours?
An irregular heart rhythm that is extremely rapid and ineffective.
What is Fibrillation
Condition where the heart's electrical system takes too long to "recharge."
What is Long QT Syndrome?
A portable ECG device worn for 24–48 hours.
What is a Holter Monitor?
Specific drugs used to convert a rhythm back to normal
What are Antiarrhythmics
Aim for this many minutes of exercise most days.
What is 30 minutes?
In newborns, this might be the only visible symptom.
What is difficulty eating?
One of the three lifestyle triggers (stress, fever, or...).
What is lack of sleep?
Monitoring the heart while the patient walks on a treadmill.
What is a Stress Test?
An implanted device that sends pulses to keep a steady beat.
What is a Pacemaker
Managing high BP, high cholesterol, and this "sugar" condition.
What is Diabetes?
Arrhythmias happen when these signals don't work correctly.
What are electrical signals?
The medical term for a weakened heart muscle.
What is Cardiomyopathy?
An invasive test to find exactly where faulty signaling occurs.
What is an EP Study?
The emergency technique (abbreviated) used when a heart fails.
What is CPR?
A heart-healthy diet should be low in salt and these fats.
What are Saturated Fats?
The "fluttering" sensation often felt in the chest.
What are Palpitations?
Injury from this medical event (an MI) is a major cause.
What is a Heart Attack?
A device worn for 30 days that records only when a button is pressed.
What is an Event Recorder?
To treat an arrhythmia, doctors might try to "reset" the heart using this type of treatment, which can be done with medicine or an electrical shock.
What is Cardioversion?
Limiting or avoiding these two specific liquid substances.
What are Caffeine and Alcohol?