CPR Class Kansas City

There are two high-tech solutions that your doctor might suggest if your heartbeat is out of whack from Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib) and if medicine doesn’t help. Your doctor may try to get your heart’s rhythm back to the normal with a procedure called ablation, or he may put a pacemaker in your chest. Pacemaker is a device that sends out pulses to keep your heartbeat on track. Some individuals need both methods. It is your doctor who’ll closely work with you to decide which treatment is right for you. It is as important that you learn as much as you can about the pros and cons which will instill confidence in you to move forward with a treatment plan that can get your ticker pumping right. Regardless of what you decide, it’s important to get your AFib under control. Your risk for blood clots and strokes is high when your heartbeat is irregular- or is too fast or too slow. Get CPR trained and handle out-of-hospital cardiac emergencies efficiently. Select a certified training site...

Cardiomyopathy is the disease of the heart muscle which can lead to heart failure (HF). Cardiomyopathy makes it harder for your ticker to pump blood to the rest of the body. The condition, in most cases causes the heart muscle to become enlarged, thick or rigid. Diseased heart muscle tissue is replaced with a scar tissue in rare instances. As cardiomyopathy worsens, the ticker becomes weaker and becomes less able to pump blood throughout the body and loses the ability to maintain a normal electrical rhythm which can result in HF or irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias. Other complications, such as heart valve problems can also occur. Before discussing about the types and symptoms, learn about the life-saving CPR procedure. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a life-saving procedure that combines chest compressions often with rescue breaths in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breath...

A pacemaker is a small electrical device placed under the skin in your chest to treat some abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that can cause your ticker to either beat too slowly or miss beats. There are some pacemakers that can also help the chambers of your ticker beat in time. There are different types of pacemaker and the doctor decides which type of pacemaker is the most suitable for you that will depend on the reasons why you need to have one. A pacemaker has a pulse generator and one or more electrode leads. Different types of pacemaker include single chamber pacemakers having one lead, dual chamber pacemakers that have two leads and biventricular have three leads. Need of a Pacemaker: An artificial pacemaker is required to be fitted if you have a particular type of heart block, your ticker is beating too fast and cannot be effectively controlled by medication and if you have heart failure (HF) which may cause your ticker to pump out of sync. You can greatly impr...

Your doctor will promptly run tests if he or she suspects you are having a heart attack (myocardial infarction). The tests include Electrocardiogram (ECG)- This test records the electrical activity of the ticker and can often accurately detect heart irregularities and help pinpoint the area of myocardial infarction. It helps determining if an individual is having a heart attack based on changes on the ECG that shows muscle damage or lack of blood flow through the arteries. Blood Tests - There are blood tests available that can help diagnose a heart attack and detect any ongoing ticker damage. Treatment for MI is often started at this time during which a doctor may recommend a test to find the exact location of the blocked artery, and if possible, perhaps unblock it. The procedures include 1.       Cardiac Catheterization - A doctor inserts a catheter (thin, hollow tube) into a blood vessel in the groin or wrist and threads up to the ticker in ...