Arrhythmias
The cardiac arrhythmia is an alteration of the heart rhythm, in which the heartbeat becomes irregular, with episodes of increased rate (tachycardia), decreased rate (bradycardia), or absolute irregularity (e.g., atrial fibrillation) compared to the normal average rate.
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia ..
It is generated in the atria and causes the loss of regularity of the heart rhythm.
Brugada Syndrome
Brugada syndrome is a genetically determined arrhythmic syndrome that predisposes individuals to the development of severe heart rhythm disorders, which can lead to sudden cardiac death.
Arrhythmology is the branch of cardiology that deals with arrhythmias.
Il medico che la esegue è un aritmologo che è il cardiologo specializzato in disturbi del ritmo. L’aritmologo che si occupa anche di eseguire delle procedure di studio elettrofisiologico ed ablazione transcatetere è un elettrofisiologo.