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Arrhythmias (non-normal heart rhythms) can be a challenge to the person who tries to understand them. But with a systematical approach, diagnosis is often less difficult than it seems at the beginning.
Arrhythmias (non-normal heart rhythms) can be a challenge to the person who tries to understand them. But with a systematical approach, diagnosis is often less difficult than it seems at the beginning.


'''First look at the heart rate:'''
'''First establish the ventricular [[Rate|heart rate]]:'''
*>100 bpm = tachycardia
*>100 bpm = tachycardia
*<60 bpm = bradycardia
*<60 bpm = bradycardia