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Dr Boon Lim was invited to speak at the STARS Syncope Day held at the Royal College of Physicians in Regent’s Park, London on the 7th June 2018. Dr Lim spoke about diagnosing and treating vasovagal Syncope by means of appropriate testing. He spoke about the role in particular of tilt testing, and what tests…
How Monitoring Heart Rhythm? Dr Boon Lim is a keen technology enthusiast and has started to use the latest FDA approved technology, the AliveCor, a simple device that can be used in conjunction with latest smartphones, including the iPhone and many other Android phones. This has the potential to finally detect heart rhythm abnormalities which only…
Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation Sleep apnea is now recognized as a significant factor in both triggering and maintaining Atrial Fibrillation. This is because over time, the repeated apnoeic (cessation of for several seconds) episodes that occur repeatedly overnight, may lead to stress on the heart, which is known to trigger AF. Sleep Apnea Risk…
People who faint need to think carefully about what and how much they drink. Think of your body as a water tank with a minimum level needed to feed to brain with blood and oxygen to keep alert and conscious. If the water tank level drops below this minimum level you are “dehydrated”. For people who…