From the March 2024 issue of UCLA Health's Healthy Years (HY)
Understanding Heart Arrhythmias
These irregularities in the heart’s rhythm vary from harmless to life‑threatening.

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Heart arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats, affects millions of people worldwide. An arrhythmia is a condition in which the heart’s electrical system doesn’t work properly, causing the heart to beat in an unhealthy manner. These heart rhythm irregularities can range from harmless palpitations to life-threatening conditions such as cardiac arrest. “There […]