What to do when your heart beats erratically?
What are heart rhythm disturbances? When are they dangerous and when are they not?
Torsade de pointes - what is it?
Cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation - not one of us has probably come across these terms. Approximately 1% of the general population suffers from atrial fibrillation. What is torsade...
Diet after heart surgery
Any surgical procedure, including cardiac surgery, is a very heavy burden on the body. It requires an in-depth diagnostic procedure and a well-balanced diet to ensure the patient's quick return to...
Implantation of a pacemaker
In the case of patients who suffer from very strong changes in heart rate, detailed examinations and treatment are necessary. This refers to an excessive slowing down of the heart muscle (expertly...
Do electronic devices affect the pacemaker and how?
In healthy conditions, the role of the electrical signal source is fulfilled by the sinus node (the so-called natural pacemaker).
What is an artificial heart-lung?
The advice consists of: Introduction to the advice, The purpose of extracorporeal circulation, Construction of the artificial lung-heart. The knowledge of detailed facts about human anatomy,...
Everything we know today about pacemakers
A pacemaker, is also called a cardiac pacemaker (cardiostimulator) and can be used in patients temporarily (it is responsible for stimulation in emergency and dangerous situations) or permanently...
Myocardial infarction and stent implantation
Amyocardial inf arction (commonly referred to as a heart attack), is a necrosis involving a given area of the heart, resulting from complete or very extensive occlusion of a coronary vessel...
Indications for the implantation of a pacemaker
A pacemaker, or artificial heart pacemaker, is a device whose function is to stimulate the heart rhythm electrically.
What do we know about stents today?
Astent, is defined as a small coiled 'spring' that is placed inside a blood vessel to restore patency.
What must a person with a pacemaker pay attention to?
Patients with a pacemaker can function normally and independently in daily life, but it is important that they follow all recommendations from their cardiologist.
Contraindications to the implantation of a pacemaker
A pacemaker, otherwise known as a pacemaker, is a device that is used to stimulate the heart rhythm electrically.
Permanent electrostimulation of the heart - clinical usefulness
A cardiac pacemaker, also known as a cardiostimulator or artificial pacemaker, is an electrical device implanted in the patient's body.
Complications after pacemaker implantation
The implantation of an artificial pacemaker requires appropriate patient preparation and follow-up immediately after the procedure.
The patient on the operating table - anxiety and depression accompanying cardiac surgery
How to characterise depression? When changes in a person's functioning are visible. When one changes from an active person to a passive person, when activities which previously brought joy, no longer...
Lifestyle with a new heart - transplantation
Heart transplantation is a chance for many patients to recover and, although depending on the organism, it takes from a few months after transplantation up to a year to return to daily life, it is...
Flying and a sick heart - what should you know before you get on a plane?
It used to be thought that people with a heart condition should not fly. Today, scientific studies confirm that only in the case of a few cardiovascular diseases can flying be life-threatening...
How does the pacemaker work?
In a healthy heart, the function of the pacemaker is performed by the sinus node, which generates an electrical impulse. The conduction system consists of the atrioventricular node, the His bundle...
By-passes, what are they?
By-passes (also known as bypasses, coronary artery bypass surgery), is a procedure performed on people with coronary artery disease to improve the blood supply to the heart muscle. This operation...
Surgery to help the heart
Diseases of the circulatory system are a pandemic of our time, especially in developed countries. They cause numerous hospital admissions, lead to disability and cause the death of millions of...
