Dysrhythmia vs arrhytmia mean the same thing.
The only difference between Dysrhythmia and arrhythmia is the word.
A dysrhythmia of the heart is an abnormal or irregular heartbeat and during dysrhythmia of the heart your heart may beat too slowly or too fast.
Cardiac dysrhythmias become a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat caused by changes in your heart's normal sequence of electrical impulses.
The heart may beat too quickly, called tachycardia; too slowly, bradycardia; or with an irregular pattern.
If not treated, dysrhythmia of the heart or heart arrhythmias can damage the heart, brain, or other organs.
This can lead to life-threatening stroke, heart failure, or cardiac arrest.
During cardiac arrest, the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, causing death if it is not treated within minutes.
Cardiac arrhythmia occurs when electrical impulses in the heart don't work properly.
Some ways to fix cardiac dysrhythmia include.
Catheter ablation. In this procedure, the doctor places one or more catheters into blood vessels to the heart.
Pacemaker.
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
Maze procedure.
Coronary bypass graft surgery.
The most common dysrhythmia is Atrial Fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia.
More than 2.5 million people in the United States have atrial fibrillation.
This condition causes your heart to beat more than 400 beats per minute.