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This type of fast heartbeat may occur after heart surgery or during pregnancy. But infections may trigger it too. Learn how it's diagnosed and treated.

Learn how heat or cold energy can treat an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib).

If you have a leaky heart valve, this treatment to repair a ring around the valve may be recommended. Learn when and how it's done.

Find out more about this cardiac catheter procedure to repair a narrowed heart valve.

If you have a leaky or stiff mitral valve, you may need heart surgery. Learn about the different procedures used to repair or replace this valve.

This heart failure treatment uses a pacemaker or a pacemaker with a defibrillator. Know when the treatment is needed.

Learn who may benefit from this cardiac catheter procedure to correct persistent atrial fibrillation, or AFib.

Find out who may benefit from this treatment to correct a rapid and chaotic heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.

SVT is a heart rhythm disorder that causes a very fast or erratic heartbeat. The heart may beat more than 150 times a minute. Know the symptoms and when it's treated.

An electrophysiology (EP) study can show the cause of irregular heartbeats and guide treatment. Know when it's done and the risks.

This type of cardiac ablation uses heat or cold energy to treat atrial fibrillation. Learn how it's done and when you might need this treatment.

Heat or cold energy applied to the heart can correct rapid or erratic heartbeats. Know when you might need this treatment and the risks.

Learn how heart doctors apply heat or cold energy from inside or outside the heart to treat very fast and erratic heartbeats.

Discover how cold or heat energy can correct fast or erratic heartbeats, such as atrial tachycardia and AV node reentrant tachycardia.

This treatment uses heat energy to treat a rapid, fluttering heartbeat. Know why and when it's done.

This test measures a blood protein that contains iron. The test shows whether blood has too much or too little iron.

Sometimes, clues of this mood disorder get overlooked in pregnant people. Find out why, and learn what risk factors and symptoms to be aware of.

This bony bump forms on the joint at the base of the big toe. Learn more about the causes and treatments of this condition, which sometimes can be painful.

Learn about this type of bone marrow transplant using stem cells from donor blood, bone marrow or umbilical cord blood.