Living with long QT syndrome – Hayley Brown
Living with long QT syndrome I was 19 years old and had just failed my second driving test when my first and only attack happened. I ran through the garden and into the house where my mum was waiting nervously. I told her that I had failed and then went on to tell her I didn’t feel very well, but
Living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – Fraser Thomas
Living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy I am one of the few lucky parents as my son, Fraser, survived a full cardiac arrest while playing football last year. He had no previous symptoms or illness and was saved thanks to two medical students who happened to be playing football that day and also a mobile defibrillator that had recently been acquired by
Living with right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia (RVOT-VT) – Julia Hubbard
Living with right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia (RVOT-VT) I have represented Great Britain in Bobsleigh since 2006 and In October 2007 I crashed in a race and sustained fractured vertebrae and tore all the ligaments in my thoracic spine. I was out of the sport for the rest of the season while I recovered and had rehab. In April
Living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and an undiagnosed condition – Russell Goodman
Living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and an undiagnosed condition A healthy way to start the weekend, get up Saturday morning and go for a run. This was something my fiancée Charlotte and I enjoy regularly, sick this one however was very different. After being out for just over an hour running the streets of Bath on a very
Ablation
Ablation Read the Ablation Special Issue myheart newsletter An ablation (sometimes called a catheter ablation) is a procedure that is used to correct a faulty electrical pathway within the heart, which is causing or could potentially cause an abnormally fast heartbeat (called a tachycardia or tachyarrhythmia, in medical terms). This can therefore be the treatment if […]
Cardioversion
Cardioversion A cardioversion is a procedure that can help your heart rhythm get back to its normal, sinus rhythm if it is in a persistently abnormal rhythm (such as atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter). Before your cardioversion takes place, you will be given a general anaesthetic so that you will be asleep during it. Because […]
Cervical sympathectomy
Cevical Sympathectomy A cevical sympathectomy is an operation that can be useful for some people with long QT syndrome. It reduces the amount of adrenaline that is produced and delivered to the heart by certain nerves (the left cervical ganglia). The operation involves blocking or removing these nerves on the left side of the neck. […]
Heart medicines
Heart Medicines If you have any questions about the medication you are on, please ask your GP, cardiologist or pharmacist. The below is just a guide to explain about some of the commoner treatments that can be used. 1. Diuretics If you experiencing a condition called congestive heart failure, you may find that you have […]
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Read the ICD Special Issue myheart newsletter If the bottom chambers (ventricles) of your heart are prone to going into either a dangerously fast or a chaotic heart rhythm (called ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation respectively), or if you are thought to be at risk of your heart going into these dangerous […]
Myomectomy
Myomectomy A myomectomy may be recommended if you have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with obstruction to the blood leaving your heart, and your medication is not controlling your symptoms. With this procedure, part of the enlarged septal muscle causing the obstruction is shaved away. A myomectomy usually involves open heart surgery, although it can now also […]
