Happy American Heart month

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I hope everyone is faring well this winter and that you have begun the New Year with a healthy start!  Since February is American Heart month I thought I would share some information on healthy fats, also referred to as fatty acids.  The focus should be on unsaturated fats, which include both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.   They have been …

Ablation and Heart Function

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Q; Hi, I am a 47 year old African American woman who has had an ICD/Pacemaker for nearly a year. Right before having my device implanted I was told I had bigeminy heart beats that were severe, and that my EF was around 30%. After placement my EF was up to 42-47%. Now, nearly a year later, I am told …

Sudden cardiac death, cardiac arrest

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Q: My father in law had a cardiac arrest in the ambulance while on the way to the hospital. The ambulance was called because he was feeling short in breath. He entered the hospital as pulseless electrical patient and was resuscitated at the hospital. They gave him sedation and put him on dialysis, ventilator and hibernation. After 48 hours he …

Irregular heart beat

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Q: I’m 19, and, hopefully, in good health, however, I’m starting to notice that sometimes, quite randomly, my heart will just kick into overdrive and beat really fast, about 118. I also get very hot easily, I’m not sure if that’s linked though.  They never usually last longer than 5 minutes, and I can get them when simply relaxing. My …

Superventricular Tachycardia, palpitations and ablations

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Q: 3 yrs ago I was diagnosed with Superventricular Tachycardia , i went to hospital and had a RF Ablation operation which was performed through a groin catheterisation.The ablation was successful according to the doctor as the Tachycardia was no longer inducible , i was sent home the following day over the following days i noticed a pulsing pain in …

Marihuana and palpitations

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Q: Before you claim this as “outside of your expertise”, know that I am asking you this question because my HEART was racing when I smoked marijuana. I use to smoke weed for 2 years, stopped for about 3 and then smoked it once recently and my heart was pounding and racing for about 2 and a half hours while …

sinus rhythm supraventricular ectopics

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Q: i have just got my results back from cardiology after having multiple skip beats of my heart every day for the last month i have had them on and of for the last 3 years . could you tell me why they are worse at night please and also i get pauses of my heart . when i get …