LQTS is a rare disease that can change your heart's electrical activity leading to abnormal heart rhythms. The pamphlet explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and activity guidelines.
This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are taken to the Halifax Infirmary to have a cardiac catheterization (dye test).
L'ablation par cathéter est un traitement pour certains types de troubles du rythme cardiaque. La présente brochure décrit à quoi s’attendre avant, durant et après une ablation par cathéter. This pamphlet is also available in English.
Amiodarone is part of a group of medications called antiarrhythmics. Antiarrhythmic medications help your heart beat in a regular rhythm. This pamphlet explains how the medication works, why you may need it, how to take it, what to do if you miss a dose, medications and foods to avoid, warnings, symptoms to watch for, side effects, monitoring, and storage.
In ARVC, some of your heart muscle is replaced by fat and scar tissue leading to a weakened heart muscle. This pamphlet gives the most common causes of ARVC, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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.
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.
This test shows how well your arteries, heart muscle, and valves are working. This pamphlet describes how the test is done, getting ready for the test, and what will happen on the day of the test, and aftercare. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what to expect before your surgery and during your hospital stay. It also describes what you can do after your surgery to have a good recovery.