Arritmias

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Arritmias

Nombres alternativos:

Disrritmias; Ritmos anormales del corazón; Ritmos cardíacos anormales; Bradicardia; Taquicardia

Síntomas:

Es posible que la persona no presente síntomas.

Signos y exámenes:

El médico escuchará el corazón con un estetoscopio y sentirá el pulso. La presión sanguínea puede estar baja o normal.

Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes para identificar las arritmias:

Si se detecta una arritmia, puede ser adecuado realizar varios exámenes para confirmar o descartar las posibles causas. El estudio electrofisiológico se puede llevar a cabo para localizar el origen de la arritmia y determinar el mejor tratamiento, especialmente si se piensa en la implantación de un marcapasos o en un procedimiento de ablación por catéter.

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