Congestive heart failure is the most common health problem with the elderly. Some health organizations believe that men are more prone to congestive heart failure than women. In a study performed on 3,000 men, it was determined that men can inherit heart disease from their fathers through the Y ch...

ARRHYTHMIAS An arrhythmia is a disruption in the normal events of the cardiac cycle. It may take a variety of forms. SINUS TACHYCARDIA A. General information A heart rate of over 100 beats/minutes, originating in the SA node. May be caused by fever, apprehension, physical acti...

Arrhythmia I am doing my report on Arrhythmia. It affects the cardiac muscle, the heart. Arrhythmia causes three types of problems. It causes the heart to pump too slowly (bradycardia), it causes the heart to pump too fast (tachycardis), and it causes the heart to skip beats (palipations...