Arrhythmias Treatment
Can this condition be treated? What Arrhythmias treatment options are available? Learn more below about the current treatments available to patients.
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How to Treat Arrhythmias
Treatment of arrhythmias depends on the type and seriousness of the particular rhythm disturbance. For example:
- Medications are most often used in tachyarrhythmias (fast heart rates).
- Electrical conversion is used for life-threatening irregular rhythms.
- Pacemakers are used most frequently for bradyarrhythmias (slow heart rates).
Treatment aims to maintain the heart's ability to pump blood efficiently.
Treatment involves the following:
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