Heart Rhythm Abnormalities (Part 2)

Overview:
Millions of people have irregular heart rhythms, also called arrhythmias. Their hearts either beat too fast or too slow. These problems can be benign or they can also signal a life-threatening condition--sudden cardiac death-which is the number-one cause of death in the U.S. This program covers different kinds of heart rhythm problems and treatments.

Part One:
Irregular heart rhythms
Causes of arrhythmias
Symptoms of arrhythmia
Testing for arrhythmia - ECG/EKG
Sudden cardiac death
Implanted defibrillators
Pacemakers

Part Two:
Medical treatments for arrhythmias
Cardiac ablation-how it works
Different types of ablation
PET/CT cardiac imaging
Many are unaware of arrhythmias

Guest:
Dr. Stephen Shorofsky, a cardiologist and director of cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Shorofsky is also a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Links:
Heart Rhythm Abnormalities (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5OQL6KY_2g

Heart Rhythm Abnormalities (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvAOiSJlUo

Maryland Heart Center
http://www.umm.edu/heart/

Dr. Stephen Shorofsky
http://www.umm.edu/heart/biographies.htm#Shorofsky