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Tailoring atrial fibrillation treatment to patient needs

Dr Anita Arya, a leading cardiologist and electrophysiologist in Wolverhampton and Birmingham, speaks to Top Doctors about how treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) is dependent on the type a patient has. She goes into expert detail about how medication, risks and benefits and lifestyle are considered for each specific patient in this informative article.   

A comprehensive history of arrhythmia treatment

The first surgical option for arrhythmia was implantation of a pacemaker. It has been highly successful for people whose arrhythmia is due to the heart going too slowly. Some cardiogists believe that pacemakers are underused because many people have a heart that is going slower than would be most efficient. They are often held back by vague symptoms including fatigued or not sleeping well because the heart slows down too much which then causes the brain to speed up. This tells the heart by producing adrenaline, which in turn wakes the rest of the brain. As a result, people have disturbed sleep, similar to sleep aponea.

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