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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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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Jun
The Holter Monitor
CARDIAC HOLTER MONITOR Many people have occasional irregular heartbeats which are commonly referred to as arrhythmias. Whether these arrhythmias are important or not depends on four main criteria: i) The type of arrhythmia. ii) The frequency of their occurrence. iii) How long they last. iv) Whether they occur at the same time you have [...]
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Jun
Advantages of Prescribing a Loop Recorder
The definition of arrhythmia is irregular heartbeats. This term is quite vague and encompasses many different abnormalities that have irregular heartbeats. Diagnosing a patient with a general term of an “arrhythmia” is akin to diagnosing a patient with a “heart condition”. This general term provides little useful information for the patient or the [...]
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Apr
Cardiac Equipment (ECGs, Loop Recorders and Holter Monitors) to Diagnose Arrhythmias Part I of IV
There are many common diagnostic equipment that a physician uses to evaluate patients suspected of having an arrhythmia. Electrocardiogram (ECG): An ECG is the most basic tool used to evaluate patients with a suspected arrhythmia. It is usually the initial test performed because it is the least invasive test. An ECG detects and records the [...]
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