Skiing with an ICD
I don’t want an ICD. What else can I do to reduce my risk of cardiac arrest?
If you are considered to be at high risk, and an ICD is recommended but you are not keen to have an ICD- and that can be the case in a number of individuals, then depending on the condition that you have been diagnosed with, there may be a number of things that you can […]
If there is an inherited condition in a family, at what age can the children be screened?
If a young person with an ASD was required to have an operation would they have to have open heart surgery?
At what level does exercise become unhealthy?
What advice would you give to someone who has been told to limit their exercise but don’t want to?
The importance of individualised exercise prescription
Does everyone with an inherited cardiac condition need an ICD or pacemaker?
Not everyone with an inherited cardiac condition is to have a pacemaker or an ICD. It is actually the minority of patients with inherited cardiac conditions that are considered to be at high risk of irregular heartbeats, fainting episodes, and potential sudden cardiac death that receive an ICD or otherwise known as an intracardiac defibrillator. […]