Cardiac arrhythmia (patient information)

	Cardiac arrhythmia
Overview
What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who is at highest risk?
Diagnosis
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Where to find medical care for Cardiac arrhythmia?
Prevention
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Possible complications
Cardiac arrhythmia On the Web
Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov
Images of Cardiac arrhythmia
Videos on Cardiac arrhythmia
FDA on Cardiac arrhythmia
CDC on Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiac arrhythmia in the news
Blogs on Cardiac arrhythmia
Directions to Hospitals Treating Cardiac arrhythmia
Risk calculators and risk factors for Cardiac arrhythmia

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]

Overview

This section should give a brief description of the disease, and have the name of the disease in the first sentence.
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Here you can list the symptoms that the patient may notice. Remember that signs are different from symptoms.
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Here you can list the causes of the disease. Remember this is what causes the disease, not what the disease causes.
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Here you can list, or write in sentences, the most common risk factors for developing the disease.

This section can be separated into modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors if appropriate.

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In this section you can outline what the patient might expect to encounter as far as diagnostic studies.

List the types of studies with a brief description, as well as blood tests, urine tests, pertinent portions of the physical examination etc.

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This section should focus on the symptoms that may indicate impending life threatening situations, or significant worsening.

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In this section you should outline the treatment options, including medications, lifestyle changes, and surgical interventions.

Advise the patient to always follow the treatment plan that their doctor has provided them.

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In this section you can provide links for reputable places that the patient can find good treatment for there condition.

In this section, outline the factors that can prevent the onset of the disease, or prevent worsening of the disease.

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In this section you should provide a brief statement of what the patient might expect as the prognosis of their condition.

Include prognosis with and without treatment, and also the likelihood of a certain outcome occurring.

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In this section, you can list the common and most important (life-threatening) complications of the disease or it's treatment.

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