Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal (not usual) heart rhythm. This pamphlet explains the symptoms of atrial fibrillation, how it is diagnosed and treated, what you can do to help your condition, and what to do if you have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.
La cardioversion est utilisée pour traiter les problèmes de rythme cardiaque. Durant une cardioversion, une décharge électrique est donnée à votre cœur. Le présent livret traite de la préparation à l’intervention, de la manière dont elle est faite et de la récupération. This pamphlet is also available in English.
Cardioversion is used to treat heart rhythm problems. During a cardioversion, an electrical shock is given to your heart. This pamphlet explains getting ready for the procedure, how the procedure is done, and recovery. This pamphlet is also available in French.
With Brugada syndrome, the channels in your heart do not open and close the way they should. This pamphlet provides causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and activity guidelines for Brugada syndrome.
Calcium channel blockers are medications used to treat chest pain and control high blood pressure. This pamphlet explains how to take calcium channel blockers. Symptoms that require a trip to the Emergency Department are listed.
A cardiac event recorder (loop recorder) records the electrical activity of your heart. This pamphlet explains how to use the loop recorder, whether you can bathe or shower with the loop recorder, and what to do if you have problems with the recorder.
This guide will help you learn about your care before and after one of 2 types of cardiovascular device implant procedures, a pacemaker or an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator).
This booklet gives helpful information to families with a loved one who is a patient in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit 5.1 (CVICU) at the Halifax Infirmary.
A carotid endarterectomy is surgery to clean plaque (fat deposits) out of one of your carotid arteries. The carotid arteries are arteries in your neck that bring blood to the arteries in your brain, neck, and face. This pamphlet reviews what causes arteries to narrow, what to expect during surgery, and care after surgery.
CPVT affects the way heart cell channels respond to adrenaline. Your heart may beat too fast and the abnormal heart rhythms can make you collapse (faint). The pamphlet provides the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and activity guidelines.