Heart Rhythm Abnormalities
by Sarah Hardy | Mar 12, 2024 | Blog, David Begley, Pacemakers, Pacemakers - What you need to know
Pacemakers are life-saving devices that have revolutionised the treatment of heart rhythm disorders. Here we’re exploring pacemaker surgery and how Dr David Begley can provide the pacemaker surgery Cambridge patients need. What is a Pacemaker? A pacemaker is a small...
by Sarah Hardy | Feb 22, 2023 | Arrhythmia, Blog, Dr David Begley
There is nothing to suggest that every patient experiences symptoms similarly when they have a heart rhythm abnormality. However, there are some common and shared symptoms that many patients experience and can be an indication that you should get further...
by Sarah Hardy | Feb 15, 2023 | Arrhythmia, Blog, Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr David Begley
Anyone who experiences heart palpitations knows how worrying they can be. Even if you only experience them once, it is not something you will forget easily. Palpitations are essentially an abnormality of the heartbeat. They are characterised by hard, fast and...
by Sarah Hardy | Nov 10, 2022 | Arrhythmia, Blog, Cardiologist Cambridgeshire, Dr David Begley
Patients who faint without any reason may be concerned about their heart health. Fainting can be a scary experience, even more so when you do not know why it happened. If you pass out a number of times with no explanation, you should seek medical help. You may find...
by Sarah Hardy | Oct 25, 2022 | Arrhythmia, Arrhythmia consultant Cambridge, Dr David Begley
There are many symptoms you may associate with heart problems. Palpitations, feeling dizzy, fainting or being short of breath are sometimes symptoms of heart rhythm abnormalities. Understanding the causes, possible diagnoses and treatment can help managing the...
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 | Oct 21, 2021 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr David Begley
You are welcome to discuss CRM with Dr David Begley. CRM stands for Cardiac Rhythm Management. This is the investigation and treatment of heart rhythm abnormalities. These abnormalities are known as Arrhythmias. These most often cause an awareness of the heart beating...
by Anna | Apr 20, 2021 | Cardiologist Cambridgeshire, Consultant Cardiologist, David Begley, Royal Papworth Hospital Dr David Begley
Dr Begley is a Cardiologist located in Cambridgeshire 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) but...
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 Sarah Hardy | Jul 12, 2018 | Cardiac Rhythm Management
The normal function of the heart is something most people take for granted, while others live with heart rhythm abnormalities with no other symptoms. However, heart rhythm conditions and abnormalities can cause concern, so it is important to understand the risks....
