The field of AF is moving at a rapid pace, and at the same time, its moving right back to basics. The paradigm for AF ablation is pulmonary vein isolation, where the pulmonary veins, which drain blood back from the lungs into the left atrial chamber, are electrically isolated and therefore ectopic firing beats from […]
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Best Strategy For Treatment Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation Co-exists Atrial Fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm abnormality suspected to affect almost 5% of the population beyond the age of 70years. Treatment strategies for AF include anticoagulation, drug treatment and catheter ablation. However, the ceiling of success with a catheter ablation procedure is only […]
Ectopic Heart Beats Cardiac Case Study – Dr Boon Lim “The Procedure Had An Almost Instantaneous Effect On My Heartbeat” A viral infection left Julie Thomas suffering with an irregular heartbeat. State-of-the-art technology at Imperial Private Healthcare meant that her consultant could effectively identify and pinpoint the root cause of her problem before surgery […]
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) – Advice and Tips on Management Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm abnormality and presents with symptoms such as palpitations, lightheadedness, a feeling of shortness of breath and may present with swelling of the ankles. The normal heartbeat The heart’s usual pacemaker cells (situation in the right atrium and termed […]
ARRHYTHMIA ALLIANCE CARDIAC UPDATE MEETINGS LONDON Dr Lim will be presenting an update on the latest guidelines for atrial fibrillation (AF) and syncope at the Cardiac Update Meeting in London on 11 April 2019. In this talk, Dr Lim will be speaking with healthcare professionals to discuss the latest developments and novel findings from the […]
DR BOON LIM WAS AGAIN AWARDED THE TOP DOCTOR OF THE YEAR IN CARDIOLOGY IN LONDON FOR 2018 Dr Boon Lim was again awarded Top Doctor of the year in 2018 for cardiology, making it the second successive year that Dr Lim has been awarded this accolade voted by physician peers across the UK. […]
The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Atrial Fibrillation. Why does a bloated stomach cause AF? Dr Lim was invited to speak on the 28th Nov 2018 at the London Cardiovascular Society Meeting held at the Medical Society of London, on Chandos Street, in Central London. In his lecture, Dr Lim discussed some […]
Dr Boon Lim presenting at the Heart Rhythm Congress Oct 2018 at the International Convention Center in Birmingham. Dr Boon Lim was invited to lecture in the largest meeting of Heart Rhythm Specialist in the UK where he presented on several topics to both patients and physicians and other health care professionals. He spoke on a […]
Dr Lim was invited as a faculty member to speak about the diagnostic criteria of history taking in vasovagal syncope at the Heart Rhythm Congress in Birmingham in October 2018 Top tips for syncope diagnosis were: 1. History 2. History 3. History … and 4. 12 lead ECG and physical examination, in particular measuring blood […]
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