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Sep 1, 2018
Arrythmia Awareness Academy Team
What Is a Pacemaker? A pacemaker is a small device that’s placed in the chest to help treat abnormally slow heart rhythms. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. Pacemakers are used to treat bradyarrhythmias.  Arrhythmias are problems with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. During […]
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Aug 31, 2018
Arrythmia Awareness Academy Team
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small device that’s placed in your chest or abdomen. The device uses electrical pulses or shocks to help control life-threatening, irregular heartbeats
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Jul 15, 2018
Arrythmia Awareness Academy Team
Electrophysiology Study An EP Study is a specialized procedure conducted by a trained cardiac specialist, the Cardiac Electrophysiologist. In this procedure, one or more thin, flexible wires, called catheters are inserted into a blood vessel (usually the groin) and guided into the heart. Each catheter has two or more electrodes to measure the heart’s electrical […]
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Jun 29, 2018
Arrythmia Awareness Academy Team
Single and dual chamber pacemaker post implant followup interrogations and troubleshooting  AICD [defibrillator]and CRT[Bi ventricular pacing] device followup interrogations and trouble shooting  Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation and Post Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Tachycardias.  Permanent pacemaker implantation [adult and children]  AICD [Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator] Implantation  Biventricular Pacemaker [CRT] implantation for heart failure  Insertable loop […]
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Dec 26, 2017
Arrythmia Awareness Academy Team
Arrhythmias Arrhythmias are disturbances in the normal rhythmic beating of the heart, causing it to beat too slow (bradycardia) or too fast (tachycardia). These disorders are caused by a problem with the heart’s electrical system involving transmission of electrical signals through the heart muscle via specialized networks which stimulate the heart to squeeze and relax. […]
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Dr. A.M.Karthigesan

-Senior Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist

-Chief, Cardiac Pacing and Arrhythmia Services

-Department of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology

-Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai.

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