If you have AFIB, alcohol will make it worse. Maybe it is time to stop or cut alcohol intake significantly
Tag: arrhythmias
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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.
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…
pvc localization – garcia
Fermin Garcia’s algorithm for PVC localization is one of the simplest and most elegant that I have come across.
heart rhythm pantomine
John Grammer, MD performs pantomine of various heart arrhythmias
wenkebach song
This is one of the best ways to learn about various types of heart block
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…