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In the wake of Covid, a significant proportion of patients have developed a range of varied and debilitating symptoms, termed long covid, or long haul covid. Dr Lim, who leads the Imperial Syncope service, has been able to review the tilts of many patients who have presented with long covid, and these tilt data typically…
Dr Lim discusses with Luke Mintz, from the Daily Telegraph, the impact of daily chronic stress on heart health. For more information, Dr Lim discusses this issue in-depth in his Penguin Life Expert book “Keeping Your Heart Healthy”, available to order on Amazon How lockdown wreaked havoc on our heart health – and what we…
In this video, Dr Lim speaks with Dr Melanie Dani, co-creator of the website www.stopfainting.com, a free-to-use resource to help patients better understand how to manage symptoms of low blood pressure. Dr Lim speaks about how to measure blood pressure and the relationship between lifestyle and stress and blood pressure, and some of…
In this video, Dr Boon Lim, one of London’s leading cardiologists discusses atrial fibrillation (AF) including: 1) What is atrial fibrillation? 2) How to diagnose atrial fibrillation?3) What is the best management strategy for atrial fibrillation? 4) What are the risk factors for atrial fibrillation?5) What is catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation? 6) When should…
As a doctor working in one of the UK’s most highly specialised hospital weight clinics, I have had the privilege of helping thousands of patients to lose weight, improve their health and reclaim a feeling of living with a sense of ease. I want to share with you my five top tips for losing weight…
There are two major forms of AF. persistent AF – where AF is persistent lasting for many days or weeks. In this form of AF, it is unlikely that normal rhythm will be restored without medical intervention such as cardioversion or ablation. paroxysmal AF -where AF is intermittent, coming and going frequently. In this form…
Emergency doctors can help make you arrive at a clear diagnosis with a simple ECG. Please do take a copy or if not, capture a photograph of that all-important ECG on your phone. It may be the only documentation of the palpitation you may get! This is crucially important for your cardiologist (specifically electrophysiologist – a…
SVT is short for supraventricular tachycardia. This is a form of arrhythmia which is typically due to a “short circuit” within the heart, which creates a cycle of re-entry, in which an electrical circuit continuously goes round-and-round in a circle, perpetuating a rapid heart rhythm until the circuit is broken. This is distinct from the…
There are 2 forms of supraventricular tachycardia treatment: Acute treatment to terminate the event when it occurs. Top tips include:- Blowing against a closed mouth and nose – as if you were trying to “pop” your ears when descending in an aeroplane to “equalise” ear pressures. If you have never been on a plane, then…
Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation are both heart rhythm abnormalities, and both these rhythm abnormalities can cause symptoms of palpitations, shortness of breath and lightheadedness. Difference Between Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation Atrial flutter is a regular rhythm that is due to a fixed distance “short circuit” within the right atrial chamber giving an atrial…