by Anna | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog, Dr David Begley, General, Heart palpitations
A thorough assessment is needed to establish the cause of your symptoms and prepare treatment for heart rhythm abnormalities. An appropriate plan can be put in place to help ease the symptoms through the use of management, medication or surgery. How you describe your...
by Anna | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, David Begley, Heart palpitations
Patients with symptoms of heart rhythm abnormalities can present with a wide variety of indicators when the heart is beating too fast or too slow. Tachycardia is when the heart is beating too fast. If it is too slow, the medical term is bradycardia. Occasionally an...
by Anna | Nov 24, 2020 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr David Begley
Living with heart rhythm disturbances can be worrying so finding a clinic to provide premature ventricular contractions treatment can be a relief. Premature ventricular contractions are extra heartbeats that begin in one of your heart’s two lower ventricles....
by Anna | Nov 19, 2020 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr David Begley, General
Dr David Begley is a Consultant Cardiologist in the UK who specialises in cardiac rhythm management. This is the investigation and treatment of heart rhythm abnormalities or arrhythmias. Arrhythmias most often cause an awareness of the heart beating (palpitations). ...
by Anna | Sep 29, 2020 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr David Begley
If you have recently been diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia, then you may have a lot of questions. You may not be sure what it even means. Understandably, it can be overwhelming when you get a serious diagnosis like this. However, the most pressing one is likely...
by Anna | Sep 15, 2020 | Atrial fibrillation treatment Cambridge, Blog, Dr David Begley
Getting any diagnosis that involves your heart can be worrying. So can dealing with the symptoms of your condition. As a result, you may well be asking ‘can I get atrial flutter treatment in Cambridge?’ The answer is yes. Here’s what you need to...
by Anna | Aug 25, 2020 | Arrhythmia, Consultant Cardiologist, Pacemakers
For every million people in the UK, around 560 have a pacemaker implanted for the first time each year. If you or someone you love needs a pacemaker, then it can be scary and overwhelming news. Learning more about the pacemaker implantation procedure can take away...
by Anna | Aug 11, 2020 | Arrhythmia, Arrhythmia consultant Cambridge, Consultant Cardiologist
If you have an abnormal heart rhythm, then you might be a candidate for ablation. Ablation surgery in UK is still an emerging technique. It is, however, highly effective. For 90% of patients, it is successful at preventing symptoms of arrhythmia. What Is It? Ablation...
by Anna | Jul 28, 2020 | Arrhythmia, Arrhythmia consultant Cambridge, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist
If your doctor suspects that you have a heart rhythm disorder, that comes and goes, they may recommend that you undergo ambulatory ECG monitoring Cambridge. Cambridge and King’s Lynn residents can get this test carried out under the care of Dr David Begley. If you...
by Anna | Jul 14, 2020 | Blog, Dr David Begley, Royal Papworth Hospital, What is a Cardiologist?
If your doctor is concerned that there might be an issue with your heart, they might suggest that you should get an echocardiogram. If you need an echocardiogram in Cambridge or King’s Lynn, you will most likely have it done at Royal Papworth Hospital. It is a simple...
by Anna | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, General, Pacemakers
Heart rhythm abnormalities, or arrhythmias, can be challenging to live with. Not only do they cause an awareness of the heart beating, but they can also cause breathlessness, fatigue, blackouts and light-headedness. Heart rhythm abnormalities can be life-threatening,...
by Anna | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr David Begley
Living with heart problems is a struggle every day, but there are devices that can help. Most people have heard of pacemakers because they are relatively commonplace. However, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) are sometimes less understood. If you suffer...
