Faulty heartbeats article today

[glosfrog]

interesting article pull out in Daily Mail today (I know, I know but...) "The best consultants for faulty heartbeats - chosen by fellow doctors"

Also mention beta blockers but regrettably no mention of anti coags.

[MarkS]

The article is here:

pressreader.com/uk/daily-ma...

Of the EPs I know, I generally agree with the listing, particularly Prof Richard S. One or two I'm not quite so sure about.

[doodle68 in reply to MarkS]

Hi Glosfrog and Mark thank you for posting that, I tried hard to find a link to the article to post myself and couldn't.

Very interesting. Unfortunately, the list is of EPs is very limited with some areas of the country seemingly devoid of expertise.

One quote from the article attributed to Dr Edward Rowlands ....

[''Successfully treating patients is not just about the ablation operation but how a patient is treated in the run up to it and the aftercare. When your heart is going crazy and you think you are going to die it is not surprising patient become very anxious. Technical expertise is very important but it has to be accompanied by the human factor to produce the best results possible.'']

I wish he could have a word with the EP at my nearest hospital who attends the arrhythmia clinics but doesn't actually meet all his patients. Instead one of his assistants casually suggests an ablation, the human factor is decidedly lacking.

[momist]

Typical standard of journalism:

"A minimally invasive alternative is catheter ablation. This nonsurgical procedure . . . "

This, after a reference to 'blood thinning medication', is why I do not pay for newspapers.

[Buffafly in reply to momist]

I don't think ICDs are used for AF either!

[Dodie117]

Does say blood thinning meds!!