How to Use arrhythmia in a Sentence
arrhythmia
noun-
The disease can lead to cardiac complications such as heart failure, arrhythmia, stroke and sudden cardiac death.
— Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024 -
The cause was heart arrhythmia, his wife, Dr. Roz Lasker, said.
— Sam Roberts, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020 -
This is a type of arrhythmia that arises in the upper chambers of the heart.
— Markham Heid, Time, 25 July 2023 -
There are about 7,000 deaths a year in kids and young adults from these arrhythmia syndromes.
— Andy Golden, baltimoresun.com, 5 Aug. 2021 -
These objects can strike players in the chest with enough force to cause an arrhythmia.
— George Petras, USA Today, 3 Jan. 2023 -
Any type of abnormal heart rate–whether in the rate or rhythm–is called arrhythmia.
— Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 30 July 2024 -
The right side of his heart had broken down, causing arrhythmia.
— Keith Sharon, Orange County Register, 14 June 2017 -
That mechanical force against the heart can disrupt the rhythm of the heart and cause an arrhythmia to occur.
— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023 -
The inquest lists his cause of death as cardiac arrhythmia.
— Tara John, Melissa Bell and Barbara Wojazer, CNN, 4 June 2020 -
He was pronounced dead just before 9 a.m. due to cardiac arrhythmia caused by use of the drug.
— BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021 -
The goal of treatment is to prevent and treat arrhythmias that can lead to sudden cardiac death.
— Angela Ryan Lee, Health, 13 Sep. 2024 -
To detect and prevent an arrhythmia that could end his life.
— Krista Stevens, Longreads, 28 Nov. 2020 -
The first was an ablation procedure in which the area of the heart that causes the arrhythmia is destroyed.
— Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 21 Sep. 2022 -
But some cases lead to arrhythmia and impaired heart function, or, rarely, the need for a heart transplant.
— Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 15 Sep. 2020 -
An arrhythmia that, if left untreated, can lead to a stroke and heart failure.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 21 July 2022 -
So there are methods to try to terminate the arrhythmias.
— Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023 -
What had allowed the arrhythmias to spiral out of control?
— Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023 -
David Lee had 14 points in place of LaMarcus Aldridge, who missed his second straight game with a minor heart arrhythmia.
— Compiled From Mercury News Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2017 -
So how is the rise of arrhythmia-detecting devices playing out in EDs across the country?
— ABC News, 2 Sep. 2022 -
Between working long hours to save up for a car, and missing school because of a heart arrhythmia, my grades had begun to slip.
— Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 9 Mar. 2018 -
The cause was cardiac arrhythmia, said a daughter, Regina Shafer.
— Washington Post, 1 May 2017 -
He was moved to a clinic Saturday for what his doctors said was heart arrhythmia.
— Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2017 -
Vallée passed away last year, due to a fatal cardiac arrhythmia.
— Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 16 Nov. 2022 -
In some cases, the first sign of a serious arrhythmia is sudden cardiac death.
— Emily Sohn, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018 -
Fowler said Floyd had a cardiac arrhythmia due to his heart disease while he was restrained by police, prone on the pavement at 38th and Chicago.
— Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021 -
Research shows that healthy fatty acids may decrease the risk of abnormal heartbeats called arrhythmias, which can cause parts of the heart to quiver and lose function.
— Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023 -
Either too much or too little of it could cause the heart to develop a life-threatening arrhythmia.
— New York Times, 12 May 2021 -
At the outset of his testimony, Fowler said Floyd had a cardiac arrhythmia due to his heart disease.
— Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune, 14 Apr. 2021 -
And his heart arrhythmia, controlled since 2018, has resurfaced.
— New York Times, 30 Dec. 2020 -
Less than a month later, Brian Peck died in his dorm room from an undiagnosed arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, that caused sudden cardiac arrest.
— Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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