rhythmology

Noun

rhythmology (uncountable)

1. The analysis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms.
   • All internists and cardiologists who are interested in rhythmology probably know the famous metaphor by James in which he calls the Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome ‘the Rosetta stone of electrocardiography, since a full understanding of all its features and their possible mechanisms...2009 January 7, Berndt Lüderitz, “WPW syndrome: the ‘Rosetta stone’ of rhythmology. The history of the Rosetta stone”, in EP Europace, volume 11, number 3, →DOI, →PMID, page 285
   • In the last three decades the Cardiac Rhythmology field has experienced tremendous change and evolution. Our understanding of the underlying mechanism of arrhythmic diseases has dramatically improved, starting from the genetic and molecular mechanisms.2020 August 25, Matteo Anselmino, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari, “Future Perspectives and New “Frontiers” in Cardiac Rhythmology”, in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, volume 7, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID...