title: Common cardiac arrhythmias.
abstract: The interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias plays an important role in the diagnosis of cardiac disorders. Helen Hand examines the physiology of the heart, the electrical conduction mechanism, cardiac rhythm disorders and cardiac monitoring.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, Sheffield. h.e.hand@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hand
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002302:Cardiac Output; D004562:Electrocardiography; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans