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

  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

  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

  My Journey

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