by Dr. Anish Chandarana Cardiologist | Dec 7, 2019 | Blog
Local anaesthesia is given in the upper part of thigh and a plastic sheath is placed inside the artery or vein. Different catheters are taken up to the heart through these sheaths. The external end of the catheter is connected to the computerised console through a...
by Dr. Anish Chandarana Cardiologist | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog
EPS helps to define the location of the extra wire or the focus with increased automaticity responsible for increasing heartbeats. This focus is the same as the epicentre in case of an earthquake ! Once this is known, the extra wire / focus is burnt by radio frequency...
by Dr. Anish Chandarana Cardiologist | Dec 3, 2019 | Blog
Rate and rhythm of the heart change due to many reasons. In many such cases, there is something wrong with the electric system of the heart. Despite all routine investigations, diagnosis is not possible in a few cases. EPS helps to define the reason of arrhythmia in...
by Dr. Anish Chandarana Cardiologist | Dec 1, 2019 | Blog
Sometimes, the heartbeats reduce up to 20-45 per minute. This can happen when the SA node fails to generate impulse or AV node does not conduct the beat formed in SA node to the ventricles. Dizziness or blurred vision (Presyncope), transient loss of consciousness...
by Dr. Anish Chandarana Cardiologist | Nov 29, 2019 | Blog
Sometimes, the hartbeats increase to 150-300 or even more per minute. These beats are not formed from SA node. This may be a risky situation. The patient experiences beats in the chest. Some patients may feel shortness of breath, heaviness in the chest, choking of...
by Dr. Anish Chandarana Cardiologist | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog
If the beats are less than 60 per minute, it is called ‘bradycardia’ and if the beats are more than 100 per minute, it is called ‘tachycardia’. During some illnesses and other conditions, SA node slows down or works at a Faster rate. This condition is called sinus...
