by Anna | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog, Consultant Cardiologist, David Begley
Dr David Begley is a Consultant Cardiologist in Cambridge who specialises in cardiac rhythm management. This is the investigation and treatment of heart rhythm abnormalities or arrhythmias. Arrhythmias most often cause an awareness of the heart beating...
by Anna | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog, Consultant Cardiologist, David Begley
Transient loss of consciousness can be very alarming. Blackouts can be due to both cardiac and neurological causes so seeking advice from your GP is important. They may refer you to a cardiologist who can help understand the cause so you can access treatment. Prompt...
by Anna | Feb 10, 2021 | Arrhythmia, Blog, Dr David Begley, Heart palpitations
Patients with heart rhythm disturbances often present with palpitations. Conditions associated with palpitations include premature ventricular contractions. They are also known as PVCs or ectopics. Heart rhythm disturbances are when the heart is beating too fast...
by Anna | Feb 4, 2021 | Arrhythmia, Arrhythmia consultant Cambridge, Blog, Dr David Begley
Palpitations, feeling dizzy, fainting or being short of breath may be symptoms of heart rhythm problems. You may need questions such as ‘what are heart rhythm abnormalities?’ and ‘what are the symptoms?’. This guide will answer some of those questions. What are...
by Anna | Jan 25, 2021 | Arrhythmia, Arrhythmia consultant Cambridge, Blog, Cardiac Rhythm Management
Dr David Begley is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist who provides specialist treatment of conditions requiring cardiac rhythmic management. Dr Begley is a Cambridge-based consultant so welcomes patients to clinics across the region. What is Cardiac Rhythmic Management?...
by Anna | Jan 14, 2021 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Dr David Begley, General
A thorough assessment is needed to establish the cause of your heart rhythm problem. This allows for an appropriate management plan. An ECG or Electrocardiogram recording is essential to an accurate diagnosis. A resting ECG can often provide a clue to the diagnosis...
by Anna | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog, Dr David Begley, General, Heart palpitations
A thorough assessment is needed to establish the cause of your symptoms and prepare treatment for heart rhythm abnormalities. An appropriate plan can be put in place to help ease the symptoms through the use of management, medication or surgery. How you describe your...
by Anna | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, David Begley, Heart palpitations
Patients with symptoms of heart rhythm abnormalities can present with a wide variety of indicators when the heart is beating too fast or too slow. Tachycardia is when the heart is beating too fast. If it is too slow, the medical term is bradycardia. Occasionally an...
by Anna | Nov 24, 2020 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr David Begley
Living with heart rhythm disturbances can be worrying so finding a clinic to provide premature ventricular contractions treatment can be a relief. Premature ventricular contractions are extra heartbeats that begin in one of your heart’s two lower ventricles....
by Anna | Nov 19, 2020 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr David Begley, General
Dr David Begley is a Consultant Cardiologist in the UK who specialises in cardiac rhythm management. This is the investigation and treatment of heart rhythm abnormalities or arrhythmias. Arrhythmias most often cause an awareness of the heart beating (palpitations). ...
by Anna | Sep 29, 2020 | Cardiac Rhythm Management, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr David Begley
If you have recently been diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia, then you may have a lot of questions. You may not be sure what it even means. Understandably, it can be overwhelming when you get a serious diagnosis like this. However, the most pressing one is likely...
by Anna | Sep 15, 2020 | Atrial fibrillation treatment Cambridge, Blog, Dr David Begley
Getting any diagnosis that involves your heart can be worrying. So can dealing with the symptoms of your condition. As a result, you may well be asking ‘can I get atrial flutter treatment in Cambridge?’ The answer is yes. Here’s what you need to...
