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The Mental Side of AFIB, Ectopic Heartbeats, and Arrhythmia
Fear, anxiety, and panic attacks are real. I know
I love my cardiologist. He keeps my heart in rhythm. He is the fixer. His knowledge of my heart and heart rhythm keeps me going. He has insight into what type of medicine will keep me in rhythm.
He has the tools of the trade.
The echocardiogram is also known as ultrasound and it scans the heart and also creates an image of the heart. It looks at heart chambers, movement of the heart, and also the heart valves.
He uses his electrocardiogram to record the electrical signals inside my heart. The stethoscope is used to listen to my heart. Listening for any heart murmurs or such.
Other test’s
The treadmill to see how my heart reacts “under stress”. His hands to feel how my heartbeats. The ankle-brachial test (ABI) a fancy name to see how well your blood is flowing. It is used to check for peripheral artery disease(PAD).
Not to mention everything going on inside his head. The PR interval, QRS complex, QT interval, or lack of a P wave only to mention a few on the EKG. Then the electrocardiogram showing the enlargement of the right arteria, leaky valves, and thickness of the ventricle wall.