Definisi Adalah gangguan pada pembentukan impuls dan atau konduksi impuls sehingga menyebabkan denyut lambat (bradikardi) atau cepat (takikardi) Jantung mempunyai sel-sel khusus yang bersifat automatis, yang akan berirama tanpa rangsangan Yang berperan: Nodus Sinoatrial (NS), Berkas atrioventrikular, sistem purkinye, Nodus Atrioventrikular (AV)
Dirangsang oleh Ach dan NE
Keadaan normal SA Nodus yang dominan dalam
ritme jantung Penyebab aritmia Adanya automatisasi yang abnormal 1. Adanya sel yang automatisasi lebih cepat dari SA 2. Adanya kerusakan sel miokard karena hipoksia 3. Ketidak seimbangan elektrolit(Kalium)
Adanya kelainan induksi impuls:
Adanya blokade satu arah yang menyebabkan induksi abnormal Tipe Aritmia 1. Aritmia supraventrikuler 2. Aritmia ventrikuler 3. Aritmia junctional The rhythm of the heart is normally determined by pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial node (SAN, top), but it can be disturbed in a variety of ways, producing anything from occasional discomfort to the symptoms of heart failure or even sudden death. Arrhythmias can occur in the apparently healthy heart, but serious ones (e.g. ventricular tachycardia) are usually associated with heart disease (e.g. myocardial infarction) and a poor prognosis. The rhythm of the heart is affected by both acetylcholine (ACh) and norepinephrine (NE, noradrenaline), released from parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves, respectively Antiarrhythmic agents can be classified into: 1 those effective in supraventricular arrhythmias (top right); 2 those effective in ventricular arrhythmias (bottom left); and 3 those effective in both types (middle left) Arrhythmias associated with stress conditions in which there is an increase in adrenergic activity (emotion, exercise, thyrotoxicosis, myocardial infarction) may be treated with β-blockers (bottom right). An arrhythmia common after acute myocardial infarction is sinus bradycardia, which can be treated with intravenous atropine if the cardiac output is lowered (top left). Antiarrhythmics have also been classified on the basis of their electrophysiological effects on Purkinje fibres (roman numerals).