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    Can the Risk of A-Fib Be Lowered by Exercise & How Much?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Can the Risk of A-Fib Be Lowered by Exercise & How Much?

Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for stroke; A-fib is a dangerous condition and you may not even know you have it. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-12-18T21:35:35-07:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION|
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    How Women Should Exercise to Lower A-Fib Risk

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Women on Weights

How Women Should Exercise to Lower A-Fib Risk

Are you past menopause and interested in using exercise as a way to lower your risk of developing atrial fibrillation? […]

ELLSSEE 2025-03-02T14:32:01-07:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Women on Weights|
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    Why Don’t All People with Long QT Syndrome Have an ICD?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Long QT Syndrome

Why Don’t All People with Long QT Syndrome Have an ICD?

An ICD is implanted into patients with long QT syndrome to recharge the heart should it go into sudden cardiac arrest. So why aren’t ALL people with long QT syndrome given this implantable cardioverter device? [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:19-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Long QT Syndrome|
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    Heart Racing in Middle of Sleep: 200 Beats/Minute

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, HEART RATE

Heart Racing in Middle of Sleep: 200 Beats/Minute

If you’ve accurately taken your pulse in the middle of the night to be 200 beats per minute or even 150, after being awakened by this furious heart rate, you should not just stew over [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-05-04T11:24:39-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, HEART RATE|
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    Why Are EKGs so Short, only Seconds?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Why Are EKGs so Short, only Seconds?

Ever wonder how a short, eight-second EKG could tell a doctor about someone’s heart? Lance S. Burns, MD, emergency medicine specialist, of Legacy ER & Urgent Care, Frisco East location, performs many EKGs in the [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-08T12:03:18-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION|
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    Why You Should Worry About a Rapid Heart Rate Overnight

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Why You Should Worry About a Rapid Heart Rate Overnight

A rapid heart rate in the middle of the night is something you SHOULD be worried about, rather than trying to ignore it and brush it off as just anxiety or your imagination. Your heart [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-06-20T20:26:07-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION|
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    Can a 24 Hour Holter Monitor Miss Atrial Fibrillation?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Can a 24 Hour Holter Monitor Miss Atrial Fibrillation?

Since atrial fibrillation isn’t guaranteed to occur in any given 24-hour period, isn’t it logical to conclude that a Holder monitor could miss it? What exactly is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a heart [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-15T20:25:35-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION|
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    Do Pacemakers Prevent Atrial Fibrillation?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Do Pacemakers Prevent Atrial Fibrillation?

Do you have a pacemaker and are wondering if it can also prevent atrial fibrillation? A-fib is a common heart rhythm disorder that puts a person at considerably increased risk of a blood clot -- [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T08:47:15-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION|
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    Atrial Fibrillation, Elevated Troponin: How Much Heart Damage?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Atrial Fibrillation, Elevated Troponin: How Much Heart Damage?

Can enough atrial fibrillation episodes, over time in someone with heart disease, cause cardiac damage that’s equal to a heart attack? “Generally, A-fib does not result in significant heart damage,” says Dr. Simon Dixon, chairman [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T08:47:16-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION|
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    Why Can A-Fib with Heart Disease Cause Troponin Elevation?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Troponin

Why Can A-Fib with Heart Disease Cause Troponin Elevation?

There’s a specific reason why an episode of atrial fibrillation can elevate troponin levels if you already have heart disease. Troponin is a protein enzyme that leaks from heart muscle when that muscle sustains damage, such [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T17:36:31-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Troponin|
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    Does Every Episode of Atrial Fibrillation Damage the Heart ?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Does Every Episode of Atrial Fibrillation Damage the Heart ?

In someone with coronary artery disease, does every episode of atrial fibrillation  mean damage to the heart? Damage to cardiac tissue can result from an episode of atrial fibrillation in a person with coronary artery disease. [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T08:47:16-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION|
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    What’s the Elevated Troponin Range from A-Fib Episodes?

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Troponin

What’s the Elevated Troponin Range from A-Fib Episodes?

An episode of atrial fibrillation can elevate troponin, but what would be the typical range of this elevation? Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) is a serious heart rhythm disorder that can have significant consequences if left untreated. [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-17T14:38:52-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Troponin|
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    Atrial Fibrillation & Elevated Troponin: Prognosis

    ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Troponin

Atrial Fibrillation & Elevated Troponin: Prognosis

An episode of atrial fibrillation may cause a mild elevation (“indeterminate range”) in troponin, but does this relate to a mortality or heart attack risk? “In of itself, A-Fib does not cause a rise in [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T08:47:29-06:00 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Troponin|

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