{ "item_title" : "Living with Cardiac Arrhythmias", "item_author" : [" Keegan Ridgeway "], "item_description" : "Image 1What if understanding your irregular heartbeat could help you replace uncertainty with informed, confident action?A racing pulse. A sudden flutter. A skipped beat that makes you stop everything and wonder whether something is seriously wrong. Living with cardiac arrhythmias can make you intensely aware of every heartbeat-and leave you with questions that are difficult to answer in the few minutes you have with your doctor.Living with Cardiac Arrhythmias: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Heart Rhythm Problems and Regaining Control was created to make the complicated world of heart rhythm disorders easier to understand. Using approachable explanations, memorable analogies, practical tools, and questions you can take directly to your healthcare team, this patient-focused guide helps turn confusing medical terminology into information you can actually use.Inside, you'll discover how to: Understand common heart rhythm problems, including AFib, SVT, atrial flutter, PACs, PVCs, tachycardia, and bradycardia.Make sense of EKGs, Holter monitors, event monitors, echocardiograms, stress tests, and other diagnostic tools.Understand the roles of medications, cardioversion, catheter ablation, pacemakers, ICDs, and cardiac resynchronization therapy.Recognize important warning signs and develop a personalized plan with your healthcare team for responding to episodes.Identify potential lifestyle and environmental triggers and track patterns in your symptoms.Understand the roles of electrolytes, hydration, sleep, digestion, stress, and exercise in heart-rhythm management.Ask more informed questions during cardiology and electrophysiology appointments.Use practical resources such as a 14-day Heart & Habit Tracker, consultation checklist, medical terminology guide, and emergency information checklist.A cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis can change the way you experience your own body. A sensation you once ignored may suddenly feel threatening. Exercise can become intimidating. A quiet evening can turn into constant pulse-checking. And unfamiliar terms from your medical appointments can leave you with even more questions.Image 2This book is designed to help change that relationship.Instead of simply telling you what an arrhythmia is, it helps you understand the electrical system behind your heartbeat, the tests used to investigate rhythm problems, the treatments your healthcare team may discuss, and the practical information you can gather about your own symptoms. Most importantly, it encourages you to become an informed participant in your care-not a passive observer overwhelmed by medical jargon.You may not be able to control every heartbeat, but you can become better prepared to understand what is happening, know what questions to ask, recognize when symptoms require urgent attention, and work more confidently with your healthcare team.If you're ready to understand your heart rhythm more clearly and approach life with cardiac arrhythmias with greater knowledge and confidence, this guide is ready to walk with you-one step, one question, and one heartbeat at a time.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/819/250/9798192507933_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "12.99", "online_price" : "12.99", "our_price" : "12.99", "club_price" : "12.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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