âPrimary care physicians fall into [one of two categories]: family medicine doctors and internal medicine doctors,â explains Saju Mathew, M.D., a primary care physician at Piedmont Physicians Group. âWeâre all primary care physicians, but the biggest difference is internal medicine doctors are like adult pediatricians.â.
Please describe what type of heart rhythm disorder you have. I am a 44 year old female with paroxysmal, atrial fibrillation and bradycardia. I also have high blood pressure, diabetes type 2, asthma, and ischemic stroke. I wonder if an inherited heart condition started at birth can cause some of these conditions that are life threatening.
The identification and interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias can be difficult. This chapter will address the similarities and differences that exist between various arrhythmias. Supraventricular rhythms, junctional rhythms and ventricular rhythms will be discussed. Management of the various arrhythmias is discussed in the Arrhythmia Module.