arrhythmia
noun
ar·rhyth·mia
ā-ˈrit͟h-mē-ə 
: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force
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The mechanics of it are putting certain populations are at risk of like arrhythmias and heart attacks and blood clots and all these other things that are cardiac.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Those who have ingested the fruit may also experience arrhythmias — cerberin, like other cardiac glycosides, impacts the sodium-potassium pump that regulates the heart, which can lead to heart failure and death.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Karen died in March 2024 Karen died on March 18, 2024, at 65 years old from cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac arrhythmia, per a death certificate obtained by TMZ.
—Mckinley Franklin, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The second, before his sophomore year at Northwest Catholic High, revealed a life-threatening heart arrhythmia that called for surgery.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Those who have ingested the fruit may also experience arrhythmias — cerberin, like other cardiac glycosides, impacts the sodium-potassium pump that regulates the heart, which can lead to heart failure and death.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Karen died in March 2024 Karen died on March 18, 2024, at 65 years old from cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac arrhythmia, per a death certificate obtained by TMZ.
—Mckinley Franklin, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The second, before his sophomore year at Northwest Catholic High, revealed a life-threatening heart arrhythmia that called for surgery.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Arrhythmia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrhythmia. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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arrhythmia
noun
ar·rhyth·mia
ā-ˈrit͟h-mē-ə
: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force
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