Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, rarely announces itself with urgency. For many people, it begins quietly: an occasional flutter, a few moments of fatigue, a shortness of breath that comes and goes. Because symptoms are often inconsistent, AFib has a way of blending into everyday life. What’s easy to miss is that AFib represents a […]
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Q&A with Dr. Konstantinos Kossidas, Electrophysiologist at St. Elizabeth
Dr. Konstantinos Kossidas is an electrophysiologist at the Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute at St. Elizabeth. Q: What is electrophysiology? A: Electrophysiology is a specialized area of cardiology. Electricity regulates your heart rate. How the electrical signal is created and conducted through the heart determines whether you have a normal or abnormal heart rate. […]