Atrial fibrillation is associated with hypermethylation in human left atrium, and treatment with decitabine reduces
atrial tachyarrhythmias in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
And there were 36 additional sudden cardiac deaths from causes other than
ventricular tachyarrhythmia, and 38 additional heart - related deaths per one million treatment courses, the findings showed.
Recurrence of an atrial
tachyarrhythmia lasting longer than 30 seconds (the primary measured outcome) occurred more often in the antiarrhythmic drug group than in the ablation group, 44 patients (72 percent) vs. 36 patients (55 percent).
The author during this lecture will describe diagnosis and treatment of the most common cardiac emergencies in veterinary patients
including tachyarrhythmias, bradyarrhythmias, cardiogenic shock and acute congestive heart failure.
Tachyarrhythmias impair the heart's ability to fill normally due to the increased heart rate thus reducing the forward bloodflow from the ventricles.
In cats, syncope can be associated
with tachyarrhythmias (rapid heart beat) and infarction (area where there is tissue death due to a lack of oxygen reaching an area of the heart).
An average of 80 cases of rapid heartbeat that can result in sudden cardiac death (or «
ventricular tachyarrhythmias») occurred per 1 million treatment courses among patients who were not taking macrolides, the investigators found.
The authors conclude that recurrence of an
atrial tachyarrhythmia was frequent in both groups, and that when offering ablation as a therapeutic option to patients with paroxysmal AF who have not previously received antiarrhythmic drugs, the risks and benefits need to be discussed and treatment strategy individually recommended.
The syndrome comprises a wide range of electrophysiological abnormalities, including failure of the sinus node and atrial impulse formation or propagation, as well as susceptibility to atrial
tachyarrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation.
But, current use of macrolides was associated with an additional 118 ventricular
tachyarrhythmias or related sudden cardiac deaths per 1 million treatment courses.
«However, given that macrolides are one of the most commonly used antibiotic groups, and millions of patients are prescribed these drugs annually, the total number of sudden cardiac deaths or ventricular
tachyarrhythmias and cardiac deaths may not be negligible,» Wu added.
Tachyarrhythmia and hypomania with horny goat weed.
But
tachyarrhythmia can also arise due to the toxic effects of excess thyroid hormone.
Arrhythmias can be broadly broken down into two types:
tachyarrhythmias (very fast heart rhythms) and bradyarrhythmias (very slow heart rhythms) and both groups can be further broken down into the various arrhythmias.
Tachyarrhythmias, if sustained over a period of time (sometimes just a few weeks), can result in the heart muscle become dilated and weak essentially due to exhaustion.
Feline
Tachyarrhythmia - Sustained tachyarrhythmias (rapid heartbeat faster than normal) are usually associated with myocardial disease.