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Arrhythmias in Special Populations

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Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing and Sudden Death

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The occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias is dependent on the cellular, structural, autonomic, and hormonal environment in which the heart functions. Stressors such as pregnancy, competitive athletics, and surgery serve to modulate this arrhythmogenic environment. The altered cardiac physiology that results from these stressors can lead to new and recurrent arrhythmias. When these occur, they may have significant implications with respect to patient management, morbidity, and mortality. Mitigation of these consequences depends on the understanding and treatment of pathological rhythms, and on an appreciation of issues particular to these unique populations. The following chapter discusses arrhythmias in the groups comprised of patients in competitive athletics, pregnancy, heart transplant, and after major surgery.

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Wang, P.J., Joe, W.B. (2017). Arrhythmias in Special Populations. In: Kowey, P., Piccini, J., Naccarelli, G., Reiffel, J. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing and Sudden Death. Cardiovascular Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58000-5_22

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