"Arrhythmia -- irregular heartbeat -- is experienced by millions of people in a variety of forms. Some are harmless, but others are so dangerous that they claim 500,000 lives a year in this country.
Given its lethal potential and the effectiveness of available treatment, it is unfortunate that the symptoms of arrhythmia aren't more dramatic. heart palpitations, characterized by a "fluttery" or "quivering" feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, dizziness, lightheadedness and fainting are typical of both the benign and potentially life-threatening forms of heart irregularities. Only a proper medical examination will tell you which kind you have.
The mortality rate from the most malignant arrhythmias can reach 70 percent per year, but even the first line of treatment -- medication -- can cut the death rate to between 15 and 25 percent. Other forms of treatment include pacemakers, surgery, an implantable defibrillator, which resets the heart's rhythm with a tiny electrical jolt, and a catheter procedure that breaks improper bio-electrical connections in the heart with radio frequency energy.
There are several general causes of arrhythmias -- scarring of the heart from previous heart attacks or surgery, structural abnormalities, flaws in the bio-electrical system that drives the heartbeat, and congenital heart disease. Some medications and metabolic disorders can also cause arrhythmia.
If you suffer from the symptoms of arrhythmia, see a cardiologist without delay. You are lucky to get any warning at all!"
http://www.icorp.net/cardio/articles/arrhythm.htm
Probably means that we won't see him the rest of the year. :curse:
Given its lethal potential and the effectiveness of available treatment, it is unfortunate that the symptoms of arrhythmia aren't more dramatic. heart palpitations, characterized by a "fluttery" or "quivering" feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, dizziness, lightheadedness and fainting are typical of both the benign and potentially life-threatening forms of heart irregularities. Only a proper medical examination will tell you which kind you have.
The mortality rate from the most malignant arrhythmias can reach 70 percent per year, but even the first line of treatment -- medication -- can cut the death rate to between 15 and 25 percent. Other forms of treatment include pacemakers, surgery, an implantable defibrillator, which resets the heart's rhythm with a tiny electrical jolt, and a catheter procedure that breaks improper bio-electrical connections in the heart with radio frequency energy.
There are several general causes of arrhythmias -- scarring of the heart from previous heart attacks or surgery, structural abnormalities, flaws in the bio-electrical system that drives the heartbeat, and congenital heart disease. Some medications and metabolic disorders can also cause arrhythmia.
If you suffer from the symptoms of arrhythmia, see a cardiologist without delay. You are lucky to get any warning at all!"
http://www.icorp.net/cardio/articles/arrhythm.htm
Probably means that we won't see him the rest of the year. :curse:
