Fall 2022 has been fantastic!! – aspens, cottonwoods, grasses and sumac in Colorado, larches and blueberry bushes in the Washington Cascades and now in Wisconsin – maples and oaks.
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what does dying feel like?
watch this!
think about this
time
Some thoughts about time: Time is not a commodity but is a medium in which we exist. Think of a fish in water, water is never scarce for the fish. (credit Oliver Burkeman – 4000 weeks book) The most efficient way to take a hike (most hikes are loops) is not to take it. Should…
california (big sur)2019
May is national photography month and I will try to post a couple of photographs every day for the next few weeks.
exercise and AFIB
As an electrophysiologist in Boulder, Colorado I get a lot of questions about how much exercise is recommended for patients with arrhythmias. Exercise is good for you but is more better? Anecdotal evidence has suggested that endurance exercise increases the risk of atrial fibrillation. A recent study published in European Heart Journal addressed this issue….
coincidence?
athletes with afib – yale survey
Yale is doing a survey on athletes with AFIB Yale survey Watch this space for more data on AFIB in endurance athletes
AFIB – unusual symptoms
Here are some common symptoms of AFIB: 50% of patients have no symptoms Fatigue/lack of energy/”feeling old” Palpitations (irregular) (can be fast/slow) Shortness of breath Dizzness Chest pain Initial presentation with stroke Some less common symptoms of AFIB: Frequent urination (due to atrial stretch and release of natriuretic peptide from the atrium). Back pain/abdominal pain/limb…