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Heart ablation or cardiac ablation is a procedure done to treat irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. It is performed by an interventional cardiologist, a doctor who specialises in doing procedures for heart problems and it involves threading long wires called catheters through a blood vessel into your heart. The irregular heartbeat is treated by delivering an electrical pulse using electrodes to specific areas of your heart.

Arrhythmias
A normal heart beats at a steady rate, but som...more

Heart disease is a serious medicla condition, and so is depression. Together, they can be harmful for the people suffering from them. It is seen that 33% of heart attack patients also suffer from depression. Interestingly enough, many patients having depression also have coronary artery disease (CHD) or adult congenital heart disease (ACHD).

Patients with heart disease (acquired or congenital) - are more likely to suffer from depression because heart problems directly and adversely i...more

Sinus bradycardia simply means that heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute, better whether it is harmful or harmless depends on many factors like what is the cause of this bradycardia, is it associated with any long pauses on holter or is it causing any symptoms to the patient. Sometimes in athletes or people who do a lot of gym it is normal to find sinus bradycardia. So to find out whether it is harmless or harmful consult a cardiologist near you, you may be asked to get the following test...more

Arrhythmia is a disorder which is characterized by improper and irregular heartbeats; be it too slow or too fast. This problem occurs when the electrical impulses that are used to regulate your heartbeat don t work in the correct manner. Your heart may beat irregularly, too slow or too fast.

Symptoms
Although this disorder does not yield many symptoms, a few noticeable symptoms of arrhythmia are slow heartbeat, or a racing heartbeat, chest pain, breathing difficulties and dizziness....more

1) Your cholesterol is high and at your age we can start low dose statin like atorvastatin 10 mg once daily along with diet change as well daily morning walk for 30-40 mins which should take care of the cholesterol issue. 2) You do not need ecosprin since you do not have diabetes and hypertension unless there is any previous history of heart blockages. 3) With regard to your problem for which you went to the hospital i.e. Low heart rate, even though you have not mentioned how low the heart rate ...more

Hello dear Lybrate-user,
Warm welcome to Lybrate.com
I have evaluated your query thoroughly. There can be possible stricture again after 8 months gaping, not recommended to perform
self catheterisation. Strongly recommended to consult your surgeon or uroloigst tomorrow for catheterisation.& later follow strictly post surgery advises strictly even in so busy schedule, after all nothing is
important in the world than your health. Hope this clears your query. Wishing you fine recov...more

Get yourself tested for anemia, thyroid dysfunction, serum sodium, kidney pathology as your heart reports are normal. Heart rate 50bpm is considered normal. But get yourself tested to rule out possibility of any underlying disease.

A sudden cardiac arrest is not same as a normal heart attack. While a heart attack refers to the blocking of blood flow to the heart, a sudden cardiac arrest refers to when the heart stops beating unexpectedly. Sudden cardiac arrests occur without warning and often this condition is triggered by electrical malfunctioning in the heart that causes arrhythmia. When the heart stops beating, blood cannot be pumped to the brain and other organs and the person loses consciousness. If a patient does not...more

Chest pain may be caused by multiple problems within the body and while being a problem in itself, may also be a symptom of a bigger underlying problem. Chest pain may be caused by anything from simple chest congestion due to a cold to something far more serious such as the onset of a heart attack. While it is important that life style changes be made to prevent major issues, homeopathy can provide relief for many symptoms till extensive medical steps are taken to correct the problem.

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