See also: Pisgah National Forest; Asheville; Biltmore Forest School; Biltmore Industries George Washington Vanderbilt, inheritor of part of the huge Vanderbilt fortune accrued by his grandfather, steamship and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, first visited Asheville in 1889 for health reasons.
An arrhythmia (ah-RITH-me-ah) is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. During an arrhythmia, the heart can beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm. A heartbeat that is too fast is called tachycardia (TAK-ih-KAR-de-ah). A heartbeat that is too slow is called bradycardia (bray-de-KAR-de-ah). Most arrhythmias are harmless, but some can be serious or even life threatening. During an arrhythmia, the heart may not be able to pump enough blood to the body. Lack of blood flow can damage the brain, heart, and other organs.
A slow heart rate is a condition known as bradycardia. A normal heart rate falls in the range of 60 to 100 beats per minute. According to the Mayo Clinic, a person with a slow rate, or bradycardia, has a heart that beats fewer than 60 times per minute. For some people, there are no problems with the slow heart rate.But bradycardia can cause insufficient levels of blood to reach cells that need the oxygen found in blood.eart tissue can be a cause of a slow heart rate. An infection of heart tissue, damage to heart tissue, and deterioration of heart tissue due to aging can all result in a slow heart rate. Inflammatory diseases can cause slow heat rates as well as sleep apnea.