I became angry the other day. We’ve all been watching the ongoing debate about healthcare reform. The Democrats recently celebrated the U.S. House’s passage of a healthcare bill. News in the U.S. Senate wasn’t so great. Senators said that the bill was dead if the government's public option wasn’t... Read more
“Heart Failure? What does that mean,” she asked. “Does is mean my heart is going to stop beating?” Janet was an Italian woman in her mid-fifties. She had slowly been developing shortness of breath after a prolonged illness. Soon her legs began to swell. Now she was in the office to review the... Read more
Blood clots are the dreaded complication of the abnormal heart rhythm aka, Atrial Fibrillation. By itself the rhythm rarely is fatal. What makes it a serious heart condition is the fact that blood clots commonly form if the rhythm is not treated properly. Atrial Fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm arising from the upper chambers... Read more
“You want to do what?” she asked.
“Because you have Atrial Fibrillation, I’d like to schedule you for an electrical cardioversion,” I said.
A middle-aged woman with Atrial Fibrillation was in my office. She was suffering with symptoms of fatigue and breathlessness. Her heart was racing at... Read more
People who suffer with Atrial Fibrillation ask this question very, very frequently. It is a common worry. Why? A couple reasons seem to pop up when you ask patients. First, people are afraid of the medication used to prevent strokes called warfarin. (The trade name and most commonly used medication is called... Read more
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