Palpitations & Arrhythmia

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    Cardiology Consultation

    You may have a cardiac arrhythmia if you experience palpitations, racing or skipping your heartbeat. It can be a feeling that your heartbeat has become strange, funny or abnormal. As well as chest pain, breathlessness (or a feeling of something catching your breath), or lightheadedness, it may accompany other symptoms as well. If your heart rhythm is disturbed, you may experience symptoms such as chest pain or fainting. Arrhythmias are irregularities in your heart rhythm that can be accompanied by other symptoms. Arrhythmias can also be difficult to diagnose. They can be benign with symptoms being a nuisance, or they can be more dangerous, especially if they are associated with fainting or blacking out. Atrial fibrillation is also a condition that can indicate this condition. Arrhythmias can be difficult to diagnose, but the following tests can be helpful to make a diagnosis:

    Cardiology Tests And Procedures

    1. ECG Test

    This is a simple heart tracing that can be used to diagnose underlying heart rhythm problems. An ECG can be performed in an outpatient setting and the results are available immediately. Despite the fact that a heart problem may still exist if the ECG is normal, it is a very simple and cheap test with useful results.

    2. Ambulatory ECG Monitoring

    Patients can wear this portable ECG for up to 7 days and continuously monitor their ECGs. It also comes with a diary so they can record the times when their symptoms occur. A small ECG monitor (similar to a mobile phone) has an activator button that patients can press if they experience symptoms. It is then possible to compare the ECG pattern with the diary times to determine if symptoms (like chest pains or palpitations) match those changes.

    3. Implantable Loop Recorder Procedure

    The device is an implantable device that can be implanted under the skin in a minor surgical procedure. It can continuously monitor the heart rhythm for three years. During symptom attacks, patients with this implant will be able to record and upload an ECG to the hospital so that their doctor can review it. A separate recording device will be used to record the ECG. Unlike portable ECG monitoring, it offers the advantage of monitoring an episode of palpitations or fainting when it occurs because

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