Screening for heart rhythm problems

Screening for heart rhythm problems

Electricity in the heart

Unless the electrical signals from the atria of the heart are conducted perfectly to the ventricles, the heart does not function correctly as a pump and heart rhythm problems can occur.

Tests to screen for heart rhythm problems

An electrophysiologist is a cardiologist who specialises in the electricity in the heart. To screen for heart rhythm problems, an electrophysiologist may use various tests: