An idioventricular rhythm is very similar to ventricular tachycardia except the ventricular rate is less than 60 beats per minute. All other characteristics of VT apply; this includes the presence of ...

An idioventricular rhythm is very similar to ventricular tachycardia (VT), except the ventricular rate is less than 60. All other characteristics of ventricular tachycardia apply, including the ...

The correct diagnosis is sinus bradycardia and accelerated idioventricular rhythm (Figure 2). Figure 2. Courtesy of Philip J. Podrid, MD. The rhythm is slightly irregular at a rate of 50-54 beats/min.

Background A routine sports evaluation identified constant alternation between a junctional and idioventricular rhythm in a 9-year-old child. During exercise testing, electrography demonstrated that ...

Maintenance of sinus rhythm is the main therapeutic goal in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, recurrences of atrial fibrillation and side effects of antiarrhythmic drugs offset the benefits ...

Sinus rhythm is the term for the regular pattern of heartbeats driven by the heart’s natural pacemaker, the sinus node. Variations like sinus tachycardia (fast heart rate) and sinus bradycardia (slow ...

Honolulu, HI - A stroke substudy of the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) trial has found no differences in the rate of ischemic stroke between the rhythm and ...

What Is a Normal Sinus Rhythm? Normal sinus rhythm is when your heart beats in a regular, organized way. Your body has a built-in pacemaker called the sinoatrial (SA) node, or sinus node. It uses ...

A sinus arrhythmia refers to a problem with the sinus node of the heart. This controls the rhythm of the heart and can be fast (sinus tachycardia) or slow (sinus bradycardia). This article looks at ...