by Sarah Hardy | Jun 30, 2024 | Blog, Dr David Begley, Heart Disease, Heart palpitations
Maintaining a healthy heart is essential for overall well-being, and one of the most effective ways to ensure cardiovascular health is through regular heart health check-ups. Dr David Begley, an experienced consultant cardiologist specialising in cardiac rhythm...
by Sarah Hardy | May 3, 2024 | Blog, Dr David Begley, Heart palpitations
Heart palpitations can be unsettling. They’re those moments when you become suddenly aware of your heart beating—sometimes it feels too fast, too slow, or even irregular. While palpitations can often be harmless, they can also signal an underlying heart condition that...
by Sarah Hardy | Nov 21, 2023 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Dr David Begley, General, Heart palpitations
Blackouts, also known as syncope, can be a frightening and concerning experience. They occur when there is a sudden drop in blood flow to the brain, causing a temporary loss of consciousness. While blackouts can be caused by a variety of factors, they are often...
by Sarah Hardy | Sep 12, 2023 | Blog, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Heart palpitations
Anyone who experiences heart palpitations knows how concerning they can be. Even if you encounter them just once, it can be worrying and make you concerned about a heart condition. Here we’re looking at whether you need to get medical help and finding heart...
by Anna | Nov 13, 2021 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, ECG, General, Heart palpitations
Dr Begley is a Cardiologist located in Cambridge who specialises in cardiac rhythm management. This is the investigation of and treatment for heart rhythm problems or arrhythmias. A thorough assessment is needed to establish the cause of your symptoms and prepare...
by Anna | Feb 10, 2021 | Arrhythmia, Blog, Dr David Begley, Heart palpitations
Patients with heart rhythm disturbances often present with palpitations. Conditions associated with palpitations include premature ventricular contractions. They are also known as PVCs or ectopics. Heart rhythm disturbances are when the heart is beating too fast...
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 | Dec 11, 2019 | Heart palpitations, Palpitations consultant Cambridge
What are heart palpitations Palpitations are essentially an abnormality of the heartbeat, characterised by hard, fast and/or irregular heart beats. These symptoms are commonly reported to a practitioner by the patient as well as determined upon medical examination....
