What is ​Cardiac Arrhythmia?

Also known as: arrhythmia, heart arrhythmia, abnormal heart rhythm, heart rhythm problems

Any form of abnormality with the rhythm of your heartbeat, whether it's fast, slow or irregular, is known as a cardiac arrhythmia. There are literally hundreds of different types of arrhythmia.


Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

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