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Arrhythmia: What Is an ICD? Learn how an ICD works and how it can help your heart.
Arrhythmia: Living With a Pacemaker Learn how to adjust to life with a pacemaker and have an active, healthy life.
Arrhythmias and Sexual Activity
Heart Arrhythmias and Exercise
Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
Atrial Fibrillation Discusses atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). Covers causes, including high blood pressure and CAD. Discusses what increases your risk. Covers treatment with medicines, cardioversion, and catheter ablation.
Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) Describes early heartbeats that happen when the ventricles beat too soon. Describes symptoms and when to call a doctor. Explains that in most cases the early heartbeats are not serious and go away on their own.
Electrophysiology (EP) Study
Your Child's EP Study and Ablation: Before the Procedure Learn what an EP study and ablation are and how to prepare your child for each one.
Your Child's EP Study and Ablation: Returning Home Learn what you can do at home to care for your child after an EP study and ablation.
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
ICD: Living Well With It Discusses how to live with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), a device that helps control heart rhythm. Gives safety guidelines and tips for travel, exercise, and making an ICD shock plan.
Pacemaker: Living Well With It Discusses pacemakers to control heart rhythm. Gives information on safety guidelines and tips for exercise and travel.
Heart Rhythm Problems: Diary of Symptoms
Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker? Topic guides reader through decision to get a pacemaker for heart rate problems. Provides general overview of what pacemakers are and what heart problems can be helped with pacemakers. Lists benefits and possible complications of getting a pacemaker.
Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)? Topic guides reader through decision to get an ICD for heart rhythm problems. Provides general overview of what ICDs are and what heart rhythm problems can be helped with ICDs. Lists benefits and possible complications of getting an ICD.
Change in Heartbeat Briefly discusses how the heart works and what might cause minor or serious heartbeat changes. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
Heart Rhythm Problems and Driving
Medicines That Can Cause Changes in Heart Rate or Rhythm
Pacemaker Placement: Before Your Procedure See what you can expect and how to prepare for getting a pacemaker.
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Discusses nonsurgical procedure, called catheter ablation, for atrial fibrillation if medicine is not effective or not tolerated. Also discusses implanting a pacemaker. Looks at why procedure is done, how well it works, and possible risks.
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Before Your Procedure Learn what catheter ablation is and how it is done to treat atrial fibrillation.
Catheter Ablation for SVT: Before Your Procedure Learn about catheter ablation for supraventricular tachycardia and how this procedure is done.
After a Stroke: Taking a Blood Thinner for A-Fib Learn why it's important to take blood-thinning medicine after your stroke.
Medicines to Prevent Abnormal Heart Rhythm in Heart Failure
Catheter Ablation: Returning Home Find out how you'll feel after a catheter ablation and how to take care of yourself at home.
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Have Catheter Ablation? Guides you through the decision to have catheter ablation for the heart rhythm problem atrial fibrillation. Lists benefits and risks of catheter ablation and medical therapy. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
Catheter Ablation for a Fast Heart Rate Covers procedure to destroy (ablate) tiny areas of heart muscle causing fast heart rate. Includes radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation. Covers use for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT), Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, and ventricular tachycardia.
Supraventricular Tachycardia: Should I Have Catheter Ablation? Guides you through the decision to have catheter ablation for the heart rhythm problem supraventricular tachycardia. Lists benefits and risks of catheter ablation and medical therapy. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.

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