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Re: [RC] [RC] arrhythmias - Heidi SmithI guess I'm confused too. I know the dictionary definition just says "erratic heartbeat". I think of arrythmia's as an erratic heart rate "without reason," as in a person sitting in a chair and experiencing an erratic heart rythym. It's a sign of a condition that needs medical attention & treatment. I didn't think it's at all the same thing as an endurance horse coming down from a high heart rate due to exertion, to their resting level. Their heart rate comes down, then their body decides it not yet internally cooled enough, or they gets distracted by another horse coming & rev's back up a bit. No, that's not at all the same thing as an arrhythmia. With an arrhythmia, you will get dropped beats, or partial beats, or funny series of 2 or 3 beats run together, or beats where the "lub" and the "dub" are spaced way differently from beat to beat, etc. "Erratic" is not the same thing as just going faster or slower for a bit. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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