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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (NewsVoir) • Constant Fatigue, palpitations and dizziness are few symptoms of heart rhythm problems (Arrhythmia) • Arrhythmias are common among people who were operated for congenital heart diseases Kauvery Hospital Chennai, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, successfully performed the procedure of minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on a 75 year old woman, suffering from abnormal heart rhythm, a condition where there is a disturbance in the normal electrical activation of the heart.
This further results in abnormal heart rates such as faster heart rates (tachycardia), or extremely slow heart rates (bradycardia) or irregular heartbeats.
The woman had previously undergone a complex heart surgery for a congenital heart defect in her thirties.
The heart which normally comprises of 2 upper chambers and 2 lower chambers, had 3 chambers in the upper portion of the woman’s heart.
In the recent times, she presented with symptoms of extreme tiredness, palpitation, and dizziness.
Too often, people who suffer from such symptoms do not get it diagnosed on time, and this worsens their condition leading to complications.
“The ECG reports showed irregular heart rhythms and in order to treat the same, an ablation procedure was required.
The Minimally Invasive procedure is much effective than treating the condition through medications.