We regularly receive enquiries regarding the use of mobile telephones and pacemakers, and the latest has been on the use of The Nintendo Wii. Following...
Is anyone aware of any written guidelines as to how long you should wait after an ablation before being able to donate blood? I spoke to a Doctor at the blood...
I'm sorry I can't help with that one, all I know is my dad was a regular blood donor and he now can not give blood because he has a pacemaker, it might be...
Having suffered with attacks for the last 5 or 6 years, this weekend has been my worst experience. Having an attack on friday evening, i went to A&E as the...
Hello Amanda: As I understand it, Adenosine has a life of only a few seconds in the blood stream before it is metabolised, hence the reason why the injection...
Hi Amanda  I was admitted to hospital and given 3 loads of adenosine over a two day period.   When i got out of hospital i had the worst heartburn and...
Hello, I hope that you might be interested in helping me. Please click on this link to complete the survey. http://www.survey.leeds.ac.uk/icd_one/ I am...
Hello Everyone, Just to let you know that our server is going to be down over the weekend. I will still be moderating all messages that are posted, but please...
Please take a moment to read a very encouraging new case study - Living with SVT - Nicky's Story - which shows how positive an experience treatment through the...
Hi There, Just joined a couple of days ago but now seems an appropriate time to post my first message as I am currently having an "episode" as I type. I have...
Derek - I had similar but somewhat less severe problems a year ago and after various cardiologists mulled over medication changes, the expert and head honcho...
I have atrial fibrillation and am going into hospital fro catheter ablation on 11th september 2008 i am extremely concerned about this and would love to hear...
Dear Gillian, Try not to worry, it's nowhere near as bad as you might imagine! I have had two ablations for paroxysmal AF, one in February 2007 and another in...
WEll Hello, I'm not sure who wrote and wanted to know about the atrial fibrillation but I will write and tell you that i have had it since my heart attack in...
Dear Gillian, I had paroxismal atrial fibrillation and had a catheter ablation for this last November at Barts. I slept nearly all the way through the four...
Hi Gillian, I hope that your procedure went well today. I had a catheter ablation for SVT last year. I had some sedation but was awake throughout the...
Dear Amelia Thank you for your information . I had my ablation at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester last Thursday it was very long and lasted 8 hoursand at...
HI Thanks for reply to my question . My name is Gill and i have just eturned from Glenfield Hospital today following Catherter Ablation last Thursday. It was...
Dear Christine Thank you for you e mail. I have just returned home today following Ablation last Thursday . There were complications and it took 8 hours and...
HI Thanks for reply . I had my Catheter Ablation on Thursday last week but unfortunately it was not as quick as yours. It lasted 8 hours and was very painful...
My name is Paul. I am 72 years old, and was diagnosed with atrium fibrillation in 2007. The doctors put me on warfarin  to thin the blood and help reduce the...
HI are you on any medication to control your atrial fibrillation like amiodarone. i have just had catheter ablation which has appeared to have cured my...
Oh wow Gill, I don't know if my brain injury is making me forget this o rI just never knew this, but I ddint know you also had a CVA or a real stroke? LIke ...
Hi everyone , just found this forum via a google search on this subject,while trying to come to terms with what happened to me a few days ago. Briefly(ish!) -...
Kev: I had similar symptoms more than a year ago and after a lot of humming and arring at the local hospital, I was transferred to the Northern General in...
HI Kev, so sorry that happened to you..its an awful feeling. I dont know about yours because you may be different from me and i wouldnt want to tell you to...
Hello Kev: What you report reminds me of my atrial fibrillation, but I am not an expert. The problem with arrhythmias is that you think that you have reached...
I noticed the following disturbing story on the Daily Telegraph website a few minutes ago: Personal headphones could cause pacemakers to malfunction, study...
Thank you for posting this article. If anyone has any concerns regarding pacemakers and ICD's, then please don't hesitate to contact the Arrhythmia-Alliance....
Hello Kev, I had a heart attack on 02/08/08 and have noticed the 'fluttering'Â you describe since then. I had a 24 hour ECG monitor fitted a few weeks ago and...
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