rhythmology — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The analysis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms.

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   All internists and cardiologists who are interested in rhythmology probably know the famous metaphor by James in which he calls the Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome ‘the Rosetta stone of electrocardiography, since a full understanding of all its features and their possible mechanisms encompasses many fundamentally important principles’ (James cited by Ikram).

   In the last three decades the Cardiac Rhythmology field has experienced tremendous change and evolution. Our understanding of the underlying mechanism of arrhythmic diseases has dramatically improved, starting from the genetic and molecular mechanisms.

   Cardiac fibromas may present with various clinical phenotypes and rhythmology.