Artículos médicos de OneWelbeck Heart Health

Can you really monitor your heart with your watch?

As mankind races into the future, our technology keeps leaping forward. Innovations like the Apple Watch and Fitbit feature heart rate monitors attached to our wrists, which not only allow us to keep an eye on our fitness, but also open up the possibility of using watches to help spot issues with heart health. Expert cardiologist Dr Boon Lim is here to explain:

Por Dr Amanda Varnava
02.11.18
Cardiología

¿Se te acelera el corazón? Podría ser ARVC

La miocardiopatía arritmogénica del ventrículo derecho (ARVC) es un problema hereditario del músculo cardíaco. Relativamente raro, afecta a 1 de cada 10,000 de la población. En general, el ARVC afecta el ventrículo derecho (cámara de la bomba), sin embargo, el ventrículo izquierdo también puede estar involucrado. Ocasionalmente, la condición conserva el lado derecho y afecta predominantemente al lado izquierdo. La Dra. Amanda Varnava habla más sobre los síntomas y los diagnósticos de ARVC.

Por Dr Amanda Varnava
19.10.18
Cardiología

How do I know if I have an inherited heart condition?

Inherited heart conditions are passed on through families and can prove life-threatening if not detected and treated. Dr Amanda Varnava, a leading cardiologist, explains how common they are and what symptoms they might display.

Por Dr Boon Lim
18.06.18
Cardiología

Obstructive sleep apnoea and the heart

Do you ever feel more tired after sleeping? If this happens a lot, it may be more than simply a bad night’s sleep. What’s more, obstructive sleep apnoea can have knock-on effects on your mental state and even your heart. Top cardiologist Dr Boon Lim explains.

Por Dr Boon Lim
30.05.18
Cardiología

Top 7 tips on visiting your doctor about fainting

Syncope (pronounced sin-cope-pee), also known as fainting, blacking out or passing out, can be a worrying problem. London-based cardiologist and syncope expert Dr Boon Lim, who leads the renowned Imperial Syncope Diagnostic Unit at Hammersmith Hospital gave us his top tips for what to record and tell your doctor about episodes of fainting.

Por Dr Boon Lim
23.05.18
Cardiología

What causes fainting?

Syncope is the medical term for fainting, blacking out, or loss of consciousness. Many people have experienced this phenomenon, passing out in a crowd, or on public transport. But why does this happen to certain people? Dr Boon Lim, a leading London cardiologist and expert on syncope explains what causes fainting

woman eating pizza and smiling before suffering from swallow syncope

Por Dr Boon Lim
04.05.18
Cardiología

Swallow syncope - what causes fainting after swallowing?

There are many different types of syncope (fainting, passing out, blacking out), and while some are common, there are also rarer forms. Here, Dr Boon Lim, consultant cardiologist and expert in syncope, explains swallowing syncope, and how it can be managed.

Por Dr Boon Lim
26.04.18
Cardiología

Feeling faint – 5 top tips to help with syncope

You may know someone who has lost consciousness in a crowded place or blacked out while having an injection; perhaps it has happened to you. Why are some people prone to fainting? And what can you do to prevent it? Leading cardiologist Dr Boon Lim gave us his five top tips to help with syncope.

Painting of a woman fainting as a result of situational syncope

Por Dr Boon Lim
23.04.18
Cardiología

What is situational syncope? Causes, diagnosis and treatment explained

It is estimated that syncope, or fainting, in some form affects 1 in 3 individuals at some stage in their life. In this article, leading cardiologist and expert in syncope, Dr Boon Lim, talks us through what causes some people to faint as a result of situational syncope.

Por Dr Amit Patel
31.01.18
Neumología

Pulmonary fibrosis – the symptoms to look out for, and when to get treatment

Leading consultant pulmonology and respiratory specialist, Dr Amit Patel explains the causes of pulmonary fibrosis, what signs to look out for, and how it can be treated.

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