Health Matters: Providence Saint John's Health Center | 7
Latest
Treatments
for Irregular
Heartbeat
Can Replace
Medications
Dr. Shephal Doshi leads
the nation in fixes for atrial
fibrillation and arrhythmia.
I
n 2019, it didn't necessarily surprise Jim
Halff that he was diagnosed with atrial
fibrillation, a heart arrhythmia that causes
the upper part of the heart to beat faster
than the lower part, resulting in an irregular
heartbeat. After all, afib is extremely
common. According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 9% of
people 65 or older have afib, and the risk of
acquiring it is even higher for people with
preexisting heart conditions, like Halff.
