Living with Arrhythmias: What to Know When Your Heart is Out of Rhythm

2020 Silver Telly Winner in Non-Broadcast: Health and Wellness

Have you or a loved one ever experienced an irregular heart rhythm? If so, you know how frightening it can be—especially if you don’t know what’s causing it, or if it’s a sign of something serious or life-threatening. Irregular heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, occur when the heart’s electrical signals are abnormal—making it beat too fast, too slow, or in an uncoordinated manner. There are numerous types of arrhythmias. Some resolve on their own, while others need treatment.

This short film addresses the different types of arrhythmias, including, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), which affects around 1.7 million people in the United States. Watch this short film to learn more about these arrhythmias, diagnosis, and treatment options.

[puffpax]

I've had heart arrhythmias the past 8 years but my doctor doesn't care so guess I'll die. They happen every few months and make me feel like im legitimately dying

[hiro-pzzy]

Believe it or not...but sometimes I don't have a heartbeat but I'm still alive?

[nomadicphantom]

Ask your physician for a halter monitor if it's freaking you out. Yes its annoying to have something strapped to your chest for 3 days but at least then you'll have info

[jdmnhearts]

Ive been having like this fast heart beat that last about 1-3 seconds for 3 years now comes and goes. Kinda feels like a heart attack that quickly goes away. Has anyone else felt like this?

[nymbuzgg]

it happens to me after intense workout

[nazragonborneldras]

I started experiencing irregular heartbeats 3 months after I took my high blood pressure medication, Propranolol, it's frightening ...

[Badeditfilms.]

My heart has been beating like theys a bird or a fish inside it for about 2 sec once in Evey hour for three days please what can be the problem coz I'm scared

[lovesloveless]

.my dad has to get his heart killed or something and rebooted again in January to get it away

[kavallioglu]

Hi. Once irregular beat a minute.It has been happening for 1 month.I had better see a doctor. 60 times/1hour. 60x24=1440 a day.

[vanessaandrearomanova]

Goodafternoon. I've been experiencing this for 2 days now. This is the first time I encountered this. I feel exhausted and whenever I'm about to sleep this shortness of breath and Fast heartbeat bothers me. Help me please

[bugzybrown]

I faint every hour, I have cancer and heart disease and lung problems and dietbetes and seizures and liver decease and COVID 19 what do I do?

[TacticalCaveman]

Mine heart rate slows for a few seconds and then goes back up to the normal rate. It sucks

[btskzsvtxtrbpen]

I have had this 0:54 kind of heartbeat since last 3 years and I am a 15 year old.. Like not always this kind of heartbeat like most of the time when I am just sitting or relaxing, is this something serious? Should I be worried?

[guruprasadpanamalai]

I read that when a person starves, his/her Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate will decrease and that when a person has severe fear such as fear of death, his/her BP and BR will increase. If the person has both starvation and severe fear lasting a few days, will there be a decrease or increase in BP and PR or will these be in the usual range during this period?

[philnewton]

Is background music appropriate in this subject??

[zikepike]

I dont have chest pain and im 15 years old but im palpitating especially when i move a little movement or actions, is this arrhythmia? I also wake up having a racing heartbeat im scared😭😭 can someone help mee, 😭😭😭😭😭i still have a lot of dreams. I dont want to die

[abhishekshakley]

I have a with increasing heartbeat can it also increase pluse rate of wrist, neck or elsewhere?

[belikemar]

My normal resting heart rates like last week were around the 70's and im 13, I was about to go to bed when I noticed that my heart was beating so fast, and i checked it, and it was at 96, this has been going on for 2 days, and now it is at 90, and before my heart was beating fast i got in trouble and was scared so idk if it was anxiety or not but i dont know what to do, please let me know, for the past night ive been telling myself im ready to die because i dont know what to do

[Shadow-Hawk]

how long can heart palpitations last for. the longest one I have had was for 5 minutes. is this normal?

[Alhashemi]

Who has a fast heartbeat without a known medical cause, Can you drink two tablespoons of (olive oil) Before breakfast, Before lunch, Before dinner, For 3 days, , Then it will become clear what the problem is