Heart Rhythm is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

Medical journal

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 that covers the study and management of cardiac arrhythmia

Cardiac dysrhythmia

Cardiac dysrhythmia is any of a large and heterogeneous group of conditions in which there is abnormal electrical activity in the heart. The heart beat may be too fast or too slow, and may be regular or irregular.Some arrhythmias are life-threatening medical emergencies that can result in cardiac...

. It is the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society

Heart Rhythm Society

The Heart Rhythm Society is an international non-profit organization that promotes education and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients. The Society was founded in 1979 and counted 5,100 members from over 70 countries as of January, 2009...

 and the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society. Its major focus is research and therapy of heart rhythm

Heart Rhythm

Heart Rhythm is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the study and management of cardiac arrhythmia. It is the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society and the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society...

 disorders, including mechanisms and electrophysiology

Electrophysiology

Electrophysiology is the study of the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. It involves measurements of voltage change or electric current on a wide variety of scales from single ion channel proteins to whole organs like the heart...

, clinical and experimental, genetics, ablation, devices, drugs, and surgery. Other sections include contemporary and historical reviews, unique case report

Case report

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s, viewpoints, cell to bedside, hands on, featured arrhythmias, images with videos viewable on the internet, pacing/icd problems, creative concepts, humanism in medicine, EP news, editorial commentaries, basic/clinical implications, historical vignettes, current controversies, and ten questions for allied professionals.

History

The first issue of Heart Rhythm was published in May 2004. Douglas Zipes is the current and founding editor in chief

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. Heart Rhythm is published by Elsevier

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