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25
Jul

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Part I of II

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Part I of II Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) occurs when the heart stops beating, without warning in an abrupt manner.   If this occurs, blood stops flowing to vital organs and the brain.   Further, if the heartbeat is not restored with an immediate electrical shock, death follows within minutes.   More [...]

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22
Jul

Atrial Fibrillation Part II of II

Atrial Fibrillation Part II of II     Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation   Many people with AFib don’t feel any symptoms.   Others are able to tell the moment it occurs.   The symptoms associated with AFib are different for everybody.   The symptoms depend on the cause of the AFib (such as heart problems [...]

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19
Jul

Atrial Fibrillation Part I of II

Atrial Fibrillation Part I of II   The most common abnormal heart rhythm is atrial fibrillation (AFib).   Normal hearts have the four chambers beating in a rhythmic steady pattern.   AFib is an irregular rhythm where the atria (upper chambers of the heart) fibrillate (twitch or quiver quickly).     This irregular heart rhythm may lead to [...]

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16
Jul

An Overview of Heart Diseases and Disorders Part II of II

An Overview of Heart Diseases and Disorders Part II of II   Arrhythmias that originate in the ventricles are:    Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)  Ventricular tachycardia is a life threatening arrhythmia that occurs more often with other serious heart disease; however, sometimes it happens in people with normal hearts.   It is a serious condition that needs follow-up and aggressive treatment, [...]

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13
Jul

An Overview of Heart Diseases and Disorders Part I of II

An Overview of Heart Diseases and Disorders Part I of II   At some point in their lives, millions of people experience irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias.   They are harmless most of the time and occur in healthy people free of heart disease.   However, there are some abnormal heart rhythms that can be serious or [...]

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10
Jul

How the Normal Heart Works Part III of III

The Heart’s Electrical System   The heart contains an electrical system that creates the electrical signals that trigger the heart to contract or beat.  With each contraction, blood is pumped to the entire body.   The process begins in the atria, the upper chambers of the heart, which pump blood into the ventricles, the lower [...]

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07
Jul

How the Normal Heart Works Part II of III

The Normal Heart Part II of III Ejection Fraction:   With each heartbeat, the heart contracts and relaxes.  Every contraction pushes blood out of both ventricles.   When the heart relaxes, both ventricles refill with blood.   Ejection fraction (EF) equals the amount, or percentage, of blood that is pumped (or ejected) with each contraction [...]

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04
Jul

How the Normal Heart Works Part I of III

How the Normal Heart Works Part I of III The heart is a muscle the size of a fist that pumps blood without rest throughout the body 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.   The normal heart is composed of four parts: two ventricles (left ventricle and right ventricle), the muscular chambers on [...]

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01
Jul

Can Onions Induce Arrhythmia in Some Patients and Prevent it in Others?

Can Onions Induce Arrhythmia in Some Patients and Prevent it in Others?   It’s easy to diagnose an arrhythmia.  Simply wear a Holter monitor or a 2 week loop monitor and it is likely the physician will catch it.    Treating arrhythmias are also doable with an EP study that involves placing EP Catheters in the heart [...]

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28
Jun

How to Prevent Arrhythmias

How to Prevent Arrhythmias It’s easy to diagnose an arrhythmia.  Simply wear a Holter monitor or a 2 week loop monitor and it is likely the physician will catch it.    Treating arrhythmias is also doable with an EP study that involves placing EP Catheters in the heart and destroying the pathway that is causing it [...]

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