Tag: arrhythmia
framingham risk score
Used to assess 10 yr risk of death or heart attack.
patient information sheets
All patient information sheets on this webpage
has-bled score
This score is used to determine the risk of bleeding.
meat is the new tobacco
plant based resources
There are 4 guiding principles to a whole food plant based (WFPB) diet Eat whole plants – grains, beans, vegetables, fruits, nuts Avoid processed and artificial foods Avoid added oils and sugars Avoid animal sourced foods – meat, fish, eggs, dairy The China Study is the largest WFPB study. Forks over Knives is a good…
paleo diet?
Is the paleo diet safe for you? UC Davis website sums it up best. And just as a reminder – the average caveman lived no more than 40 years old. If you want to lose weight quickly, paleo may work. If on the other hand you want a long and healthy life, stick to a…
Mahan – Iyengar – Oza talk
Here is a Powerpoint presentation that my partners and I have given at 2 separate venues in Boulder county. It emphasizes the AFIB clinic and how multiple specialties come together to treat a patient with atrial fibrillation. Cardiologists come in several flavors – general contractors, plumbers, drywallers and electricians. I am an electrician. Dr. Srini…
AFIB & stroke
Atrial fibrillation (AFIB) is one of the most common causes of stroke in the United States. AFIB increases the stroke risk fivefold. The left atrial appendage is the most common area where clots form in atrial fibrillation. These clots are then expelled from the left side of the heart to the brain, block blood supply…
coffee and heart arrhythmias – time to grind the data
DISCLAIMER – This blog post was written before drinking my morning cup of coffee! Some thoughts may be blurry! SECOND DISCLAIMER – the “grind the data” phrase was from an article in JACC Electrophsysiology – I wish I had come up with it on my own! This is as far as I got with latte…