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If you do not have symptoms, PSVT may not require treatment. If symptoms occur or if you have another heart disorders, treatment may be necessary.
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Ablate means"to destroy." Cardiac ablation is a procedure that is used to destroy areas in your heart that may be causing your heart rhythm problems.
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Cardioversion is a procedure to restore the heart's normal rhythm. During the procedure, you'll be given medication to keep you free from pain. Then the doctor gives you a brief electric shock. This helps your heartbeat become normal again.
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Defibrillation is a process in which an electrical device called a defibrillator sends an electric shock to the heart to stop an arrhythmia resulting in the return of a productive heart rhythm.Defibrillation is performed to correct life-threatenin...
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Cardioversion is a method to restore an abnormal heart rhythm back to normal.Cardioversion can be done using an energy shock(electric cardioversion) or medications(pharmacologic cardioversion).Electric cardioversion may use a device that can be pl...
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Cardioversion refers to the process of restoring the heart''s normal rhythm by applying a controlled electric shock to the exterior of the chest. Abnormal heart rhythms are called arrhythmias or dysrhythmias.When the heart beats too fast, blood no ...
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An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator(ICD) is a device that detects any life-threatening, rapid heartbeat. If such a heartbeat, called an arrhythmia, occurs, the ICD quickly sends an electrical shock to the heart to change the rhythm back to n...
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Defibrillation is a process in which an electronic device sends an electric shock to the heart to stop an extremely rapid, irregular heartbeat, and restore the normal heart rhythm.Defibrillation is performed to correct life-threatening fibrillatio...
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Cardioversion refers to the process of restoring the heart''s normal rhythm by applying a controlled electric shock to the exterior of the chest.When the heart beats too fast, blood no longer circulates effectively in the body. Cardioversion is use...
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Carotid sinus massage involves rubbing the large part of the arterial wall at the point where the common carotid artery, located in the neck, divides into its two main branches.Sinus, in this case, means an area in a blood vessel that is bigger th...
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Catheter ablation destroys (ablates) an abnormal electrical pathway or groups of electrical cells that may be causing a heart rhythm problem (arrhythmia). A specially trained doctor (electrophysiologist) performs the procedure.
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Catheter ablation of an irregular heartbeat involves having a tube(a catheter) inserted into the heart through.
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The Valsalva maneuver is performed by attempting to forcibly exhale while keeping the mouth and nose closed. It is used as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the condition of the heart and is sometimes done as a treatment to correct abnormal heart rhyt...
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A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps your heart's electrical system beat at the right pace. Inserting the pacemaker into your body is called implantation. You stay awake during the procedure.
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A pacemaker is a surgically implanted electronic device that regulates a cardiac arrhythmia.Pacemakers are most frequently prescribed when the heartbeat decreases under 60 beats per minute at rest(severe symptomatic bradycardia). They are also use...
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A pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device that senses when your heart is beating irregularly or too slowly. It sends a signal to your heart that makes your heart beat at the correct pace.Cardiac pacemaker implantation; Artificial pacemaker; ...
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A pacemaker is an implantable electronic device that delivers electrical stimulation to the heart to help regulate its beat.Pacemakers are used to correct abnormal rhythms of the heart, most notably, brachycardia, an abnormally slow heartbeat. Nor...
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A pacemaker is a surgically-implanted electronic device that regulates a slow or erratic heartbeat.Pacemakers are implanted to regulate irregular contractions of the heart(arrhythmia). They are most frequently prescribed to speed the heartbeat of ...
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