Cats with more advanced HCM and symptoms will often need additional heart medications to help
control abnormal heart rhythms (usually referred to as arrhythmias) or congestive heart failure (fluid in or around the lungs).
Beta blockers reduce heart rate, help
control abnormal heart rhythm and reduce blood pressure.
Drugs will be used to
control the abnormal heart rhythm and also to reduce the amount of saliva your dog is producing in response to the toxin.
The device is a pacemaker with a tiny generator and a sensing lead, but instead of using electrical pulses to
control abnormal heart rate, the device uses two wires to stimulate the tongue.
Not exact matches
Arising from the
abnormal buildup of a protein known as alpha - synuclein in the brain, such conditions damage the nerves that
control blood pressure and
heart rate.
The enlarged
heart also stretches the nerve fibers that
control heart rhythm resulting in
abnormal beats or arrhythmias.