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> "Dee.Dee" wrote:
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>> > "Dee.Dee" wrote:
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>> >> "Arri London" > wrote in message
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>> >> > That of course is true. We had a man die (heart attack) on our
>> >> > campus
>> >> > just minutes after he apparently had been tested by his cardiologist
>> >> > in
>> >> > the University hospital across the street.
>> >>
>> >> I don't doubt your word, but my question is: had someone read the test
>> >> as
>> >> it
>> >> was being tested, and read the report.
>> >> Reports are not immediately available and one would hope that the
>> >> person
>> >> administering the test was competent to read it as he was
>> >> administering
>> >> it.
>> >>
>> >> Maybe not these different things were not coordinated before the man
>> >> walked
>> >> to the other side of the street.
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>> >> Just musing, and thinking about a couple of my previous tests.
>> >> Dee Dee
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>> > Couldn't say as to that. Only saw the poor chap being carted away.
>> > Would
>> > have thought anything that looked terribly out of place would have been
>> > mentioned to someone on the spot.
>> >
>> > Had my first and so far only ECG before surgery in May. Few days later
>> > had a post-surgical cardiac ultrasound. Have experienced stress-induced
>> > arrhythmias for a few years now, but they always go away when I'm
>> > relaxed. No one suggested seeing a cardiologist so assuming they still
>> > aren't considered a problem and no one mentioned any difficulties when
>> > seeking consent for the surgery from my mother (I was out of it at the
>> > time).
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>> Gee, I had a ECG (not a stress test) before a colonoscopy this year. I
>> was
>> amazed that they they would be this common. Perhaps my age, I don't
>> know.
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> They aren't really so high-tech any more; makes sense to have a look
> before doing anything potentially stressful.
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>> If it were me, I would see a doctor who would address arrhythmia, if I
>> ever
>> had any inkling.
>> or
>> Hey, don't ever get stressed if you can't find a chair to relax! Or do
>> you
>> use meditation to relax!
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> Trying meditation, acupressure and herbs to relax and address the
> arrythymias; don't always sleep very well so anything is worth a try.
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>> Have you done your research on arrhythmia?
>> Dee Dee
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> Yes indeed, TYVM! According to my previous GPs and my Net research, this
> type of arrythmia ('skipped/missed' heartbeats) are generally considered
> benign in the *absence* of any other evidence of heart disease. Most
> cases (as opposed to patients) disappear over time.


I'm glad you checked.
2 years ago I started getting a missed heartbeat, then a thud feeling.
Since I have high cholesterol, and I don't want to take drugs, a doctor
recommended a certain herbal concoction. I had no idea what was causing it
the heart beat; but another doctor said to take a look at what I had started
ingesting the last few months; there was the answer! No more problem.

But f-i-l has had no heart problems, but the doctors have had him on meds
for years for it. I've listened to his heart beat and I'm surprised he is
alive. He has irregular heartbeat which would scare me to death, even with
medication. They've suggested electric shock, but he won't do it. (Neither
would I -- I don't think.)

Dee Dee