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Heart Arrhythmias for Patients and Family

Heart Arrhythmias for Patients and Family is a comprehensive learning program that explores the heart's structure and electrical system, explains how disruptions cause arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, and bradyarrhythmias, covers diagnostic tools and treatment options, and demystifies the technical information from cardiac devices and tests.

After completing this program, you and your family members will be able to understand how your heart's electrical system normally works, recognize the mechanisms behind your specific arrhythmia, interpret EKGs and device reports, evaluate treatment options from medications to ablation and pacemakers, and engage in informed conversations with your care team about your condition and care plan.

Heart Structure and Function: Foundations for Understanding ArrhythmiasExplore the heart's four-chambered structure, layered walls, valves, and built-in electrical system that coordinates each heartbeat. Learn how disruptions to this precise sequence of electrical and mechanical events produce arrhythmias.$1051 concepts Understanding Atrial FibrillationExplore the electrical chaos underlying AFib, how it raises stroke risk, and the full spectrum of treatment options from rate control to ablation. Master the classification systems, anticoagulation strategies, and decision-making frameworks that enable informed conversations with your care team.$1044 concepts Understanding Atrial FlutterExplore the electrical circuit that causes atrial flutter, why it forms in the heart's right atrium, and how it differs from atrial fibrillation. Learn diagnostic methods and treatment options—from medications to catheter ablation—to make informed decisions about your care.$1040 concepts Understanding Heart ArrhythmiasExplore how the heart's electrical system generates normal rhythm and what goes wrong in atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, and bradyarrhythmias. Learn the mechanisms behind each condition, how they are diagnosed, and why specific treatments like medications, ablation, and pacemakers are recommended.$1044 concepts Understanding SVTExplore the heart's electrical system and the three mechanisms that cause supraventricular tachycardia—reentry, enhanced automaticity, and triggered activity—along with the three main SVT subtypes. Learn diagnostic approaches from EKGs to electrophysiology studies, and understand every treatment option from vagal manoeuvres and medications to catheter ablation.$1044 concepts Understanding Tachy-Brady SyndromeThe SA node—the heart's natural pacemaker—gradually fails from scarring, causing dangerous swings between abnormally fast rhythms (usually atrial fibrillation) and dangerously slow episodes with alarming pauses. Treating the fast rhythm with medication worsens the slow rhythm, creating a therapeutic trap that typically requires a permanent pacemaker as the foundation of care, along with stroke prevention through anticoagulation.$1045 concepts Understanding Your EKG: A Complete GuideElectrodes detect your heart's electrical activity through specialized conduction pathways, producing waveforms that reveal rhythm abnormalities, ischemia, and structural changes. You will learn to systematically read EKG tracings, recognize the PQRST components across 12 leads, and understand what clinical findings mean for your heart health.$1045 concepts Understanding Your Pacemaker ReportInterrogation reports from pacemaker checks contain technical data about device health and heart rhythm, written primarily for clinicians rather than patients. This course translates key concepts like battery voltage, lead impedance, pacing percentages, and atrial fibrillation burden into plain language so you can understand what your report actually means.$1030 concepts