“Do we need to visit a cardiologist for treating arrhythmia?”
My father has an irregular heartbeat, and has been experiencing symptoms, such as palpitations, feeling dizzy and fainting spells. Can a cardiologist help my father treat his arrhythmia?
2 Answers
Yes. Please follow up for an evaluation and proper testing with a cardiologist.
For any heart arrhythmias, it is preferable to see a specialized cardiologist, these are called cardiac electrophysiologist which are doctors that specializes in any abnormal heart rhythm and can guide your dad through management. Management for irregular rhythm can range from adding special medications called antiarrhythmic drugs to implanting devices to regulate the heart rhythm or performing a specialized catheter procedure which is called an ablation procedure to eliminate any of these abnormal rhythms.
