Ventrilia: Arrhythmia
Arrhythmias are a broad range of disorders of the heart rhythm that can affect all age groups. It occurs when the electrical signals that control the heart’s rhythm are abnormal and result in either too fast, too slow, or irregular pattern of heart beating. They affect approximately 1.5-5% of the worldwide population. If arrhythmia goes unnoticed or untreated, it can evolve from minor inconvenience or discomfort of the patient to a potentially life-threatening condition and cardiac arrest. There are various causes that lead to arrhythmia, such as: stress, high blood pressure, cardiac disorders and hereditary mutations. Arrhythmias passed down from generation to generation are known as inherited arrhythmia disorders and are the result of genetic mutations in genes responsible for cardiac and electrical function.
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