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Arrhythmias
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of this website (Patient UK)
Includes a leaflet on arrhythmias.
British Heart Foundation
Provides information on many types of heart conditions including arrhythmias.
Arrhythmia Alliance
Aims to promote better understanding, diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for individuals with cardiac arrhythmia.
Children's Heart Federation
CHF provide a range of information including factsheets explaining the most common heart conditions and relevant treatments.
Arrhythmias
A patient guide to complement the SIGN national guideline for health professionals called Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease.
Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) (review).
Laser sheath removal of pacing leads
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Laser sheath removal of pacing leads.
Bradycardia - dual chamber pacemakers
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Bradycardia - dual chamber pacemakers.
Your Heart
Information from the university hospitals of Leicester, provides information on many types of heart conditions including arrhythmias.
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland
Provide an Adviceline service for people in Scotland. Their website also has various booklets, audio tapes, videos and factsheets - including a booklet on pacemakers.
SADS UK
Information and support for people with life-threatening arrhythmia;cardiac conditions relevant to the 'electrics' of the heart such as theLong QT Syndrome, Wolff Parkinson White Sydrome, Brugada Syndrome, CPVT.
CRY - Cardiac Risk in the Young
CRY is a charity founded in May 1995 to raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young including heart rhythm disorders.
Manchester heart centre
Provides information on many types of heart conditions including arrhythmias.
See also our heart information leaflets and heart patient support groups which also provide information on various heart problems.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control of the content of the above links. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Arrhythmias (Abnormal Heart Rhythms) Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)Patient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Arrhythmia Alliance British Heart FoundationMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Amiodarone Anti-arrhythmic Drugs Defibrillation and Cardioversion Dizziness, Giddiness and Feeling Faint ECG Identification of ArrhythmiasUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on ArrhythmiasRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Inquest told man drank four Red Bulls a nightOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Health Monitors - Heart Rate
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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