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Category: Heart Arrhythmia
What is a Micra Medtronic Pacemaker?
Bradycardia is a type of heart arrhythmia in which you experience a slower than normal heart rate. Traditionally, this condition can be treated with an implanted pacemaker, but modern innovations mean that there is an …
What Are the Signs You Need a Pacemaker?
A pacemaker is a small device that sends electric impulses to restore the heart’s rhythm and maintain a regular heart rate. Pacemakers are used to treat arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, which …
What is the Success Rate of the WATCHMAN Procedure?
The risk of stroke in patients with AFib is high. Nearly one in three patients will experience one. Because of this, many who suffer with AFib are forced to remain on medications like warfarin to …
12.1 Million May Suffer From AFib by 2030: How to Recognize the Signs
February is American Heart Month, and that means now is the perfect time to get familiar with atrial fibrillation—also known as AFib. This is the most common heart arrhythmia found among patients. It can be …
Debunking Common Myths about AFib
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, can be triggered by high stress levels, smoking and drinking, sleep apnea and strenuous exercises. Fatigue, shortness of breath, and an irregular heart rhythm are all symptoms of AFib, but they …
What Can Trigger Atrial Fibrillation?
If you are experiencing a fluttering in your chest or feel like your heart is racing, you may have atrial fibrillation (AFib). While AFib is not life-threatening by itself, it could increase your risk of …
Atrial Fibrillation: The Difference Between Men and Women
As many as six million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation, a potentially dangerous abnormality in the heart’s normal rhythm or beat pattern. Like other heart diseases, AFib affects women and men, but the causes and …
Heart Rate Control for AFib Patients
Your heart rate (or your pulse) is the number of times your heart beats in a given minute. There is no such thing as an “ideal” heart rate because everybody has unique factors that must …
Understanding Heart Arrhythmias
An arrhythmia is an abnormal or irregular heart rhythm. It can make your heart beat too slow so it feels like the heart very briefly pauses, or it can make your heart beat too fast …
Dangers of Living with AFib
In a state of ideal operation, electrical impulses control the chambers of the heart and allow them to maintain a consistent rhythm while beating. When a person suffers from atrial fibrillation (AFib), uneven pulses result …
How Summer Heat Affects Your Heart Health
Hot, humid weather is unpleasant for everyone, but it can be especially dangerous for people living with atrial fibrillation, or AFib. Being outside in extremely hot weather can increase your chances of an arrhythmia episode; …
5 Ways Your Heart Can Get Out Of Rhythm
The human heart is a remarkably complex organ, and it powers blood flow throughout the body with an intricate sequence of electrical impulses. This electric activity is designed to ensure that your heart maintains a …
Why You Need an EP Doctor to Protect Your Heart
Your heart is arguably the most important organ in your body, in close competition with your brain. The heart is what pumps blood throughout your body, and blood contains the oxygen and nutrients that all …
What You Should Know Before Undergoing an ECG
The heart is an amazingly complex organ, and it operates thanks to natural electrical pulses that cause a contraction of the muscle itself. In a state of normal operation these pulses are precisely timed, leading …
How Allergy Medications Can Affect Your Heart Health
View Post During Spring, we welcome warmer temperatures, extended sunshine, and time outside with friends and family, but it also means that allergy season is in full swing once again. Because allergies can be so …
How to Get Your AFib Under Control
If you suspect that you may have a heart arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation, or if you’ve recently been diagnosed with AFib, you are likely wondering what your next steps should be to ensure the …