Re: Re: Re: Arrhythmia??

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

I have the same thing and you're right, it can catch your attention the
first time it happens.  I have a good cardiologist friend and he said if he
checked our entire vet school class, probably a third do this during finals
week. <g>  It's especially fun to run downstairs to cardiology and run an
ECG strip on yourself to see what it looks like (do we know how to party in
vet school or what.)

Susan G
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>
To: <guest@endurance.net>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 7:39 AM
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Arrhythmia??


> I have premature atrial contractions...It was pretty scary when it first
> started to happen (or when I first noticed it)  Turns out...it's nothing
to
> be concerned about...It seems to get worse with stress, lack of sleep, too
> much caffeine etc.  After going through a bunch of tests, the Dr.s told me
> not to worry...exercise is good...and to pretty much ignore it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 8:27 PM
> Subject: RC: Re: Arrhythmia??
>
>
> > Judy Long julong@cisco.com
> >
> > Whether it is a problem depends on what
> > kind of arrhythmia the horse has.
> >
> > My horse had an arrhythmia at the last Castle Rock
> > ride (2000?).  It was a very warm and humid spring
> > day and at the halfway point he had an arrhythmia.
> > We had never heard his heart do that before and
> > no one was really sure if it was a problem or not
> > so we pulled.
> >
> > We thought it may have been the weather and the
> > exertion but it happened on some pleasure rides
> > after that.  I took him to UC Davis for an EKG
> > and it was diagnosed as Premature Atrial contractions.
> > In his case his atrial contractions fire off before
> > they should.  He still has the same number of heartbeats,
> > just not always with an even rhythm.  We re-checked him
> > a month later and they told me that he should be
> > fine.  One doctor suggested supplementing with 3,000 IUs of
> > Vit E although I don't recall how that was supposed to help.
> >
> > I don't remember exactly what it all cost but I
> > think it was under $300.  They did an ultrasound of his
> > heart and an EKG.  It was all very interesting.
> >
> > Since then I haven't really noticed him doing it anymore.
> > I think he just wanted to take the summer off...
> >
> >
> > Judy Long and Nachi Sunshine (Warpaint)
> >
> >
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