Medical Articles & News
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…
Dr Boon Lim is organising a syncope trading day for consultants and trainees across London and wider in a free educational session kindly sponsored by Medtronic. Sign up to this interactive case based discussion day focussed on syncope by emailing: Nikita.unadkat@medtronic.com and we would welcome discussion of any anonymised clinical cases. SAVE THE DATE: 30th…
Does Atrial Fibrillation cause Heart Failure? Or does heart failure cause AF? The answer is both question is yes! Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and a strong risk factor for developing AF is the presence of heart failure. With advances in cardiovascular medicine, particular in the effective treatment of coronary artery…
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…