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Old 28th Sep 2010, 15:10
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Thomas coupling
 
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Toruk Macto: My advice having been on the receiving end for the last few years is to see a cardiologist who is also an AME. That way he will practice what the CAA preaches and there will be continuity in paperwork between them.
Each knows and understands the other.

There are PAC's, PVT's, NSVT's, AF's etc etc.
You need to understand where the CAA are coming from before applying any of these labels to yourself.

From the high street run of the mill arrythmia (PAC/PVC) the CAA limit you to less than 3% over a 24hr holter monitor readout.
[I believe the average john smith has 86400bp day and the monitor mustn't show up more than 3000 irregular beats, from memory. A 'run' of beats mustn't exceed 3 seconds is another limit they look more closely at too.

25% of the population experience irregular heart beats. Approx 30% don't even know about it!!!
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