Irregular heartbeat a condition not to be ignored

Health, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamara

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart disorder affecting more than 40,000 of us in Ireland aged over 50, which sadly is a club yours truly will shortly join. Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is the name for the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). If you are living with AFib, it means that your heart beats in a disorganised way. This chaotic activity leads to an irregular, and usually fast, pulse rate, which may cause palpitations and increase the risk of having stroke, heart failure or other heart-related complications.

Croí, the Heart and Stroke Charity based in Galway, is holding an interactive webinar on how to manage the heart condition which one in four people over the age of 50 are at risk of developing.

The panel will address questions on AFib, including signs and symptoms, steps to diagnosis, living with AFib, and management and treatment options.

Taking part are Dr Niamh Hannon, Consultant in Stroke and Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital Galway (UHG), Dr John Keaney, Consultant Cardiologist at the Mater Hospital in Dublin and Trish Galvin, a nurse specialising in stroke patients at UHG.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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