Tag: tachycardia

• Adventures (and Misadventures) in Getting a Cardiac Ablation

  

  Going to the hospital is a big event. It doesn’t matter whether you’re there for surgery, a clinic visit, or in my case, preparing for the electrophysiology study with possible ablation. There’s always something to prepare, anxiety to deal with and a bit of the unknown. Will everything turn out okay? Will the cardiologist be […]

  Dr. Scott Lear

  February 6, 2019

  My Journey

  ablation, anxiety, arrhythmia, atria, cardiac, cardiologist, cardiology, electrophysiology, fibrillation, health, healthy, heart, heart disease, heart rhythm, hospital, palpitations, patient, patient journey, tachycardia

• Ready to zap those problem heart cells: Getting on with my ablation

  

  After sitting on the fence for far too long,  I’m getting the test done to treat my exercise-induced palpitations. The technical term for the test is cardiac electrophysiology study with the possibility of an ablation. Quite a mouthful, that probably doesn’t mean much to anyone (apart from the cardiac team). The test requires the cardiologist […]

  Dr. Scott Lear

  January 30, 2019

  My Journey, Uncategorized

  ablation, anxiety, cardiologist, cardiology, exercise, health, healthy, heart disease, palpitations, patient, patient care, patient journey, tachycardia

• Reflections on my Exercise Stress Test. My Ongoing Journey with Heart Disease

  

  It’s done! I completed my stress test and I was more than happy to get it over with. Prior to the test, my mind was swirling with questions. Will I be able to last as long? How will taking my beta blocker affect my total time and performance? Last year, 15 minutes into the test, […]

  Dr. Scott Lear

  February 7, 2018

  My Journey

  beta blocker, diagnostic testing, ECG, exercise, health, heart disease, medications, motivation, patient, patient journey, stress test, tachycardia