Published Date:
05 June 2009
By Sara Fenton
Warwick residents can have their pulses checked at a drop-in session on Wednesday.
The Know Your Pulse workshop will take place at Education For Health in Church Street from 9.30am until 11.30am.
Visitors will be shown how to take and monitor their own pulse at the session to mark Arrhythmia Awareness Week.
A cardiac arrhythmia is when the heart beats too quickly too slowly, or irregularly.
Once diagnosed, arrhythmia can usually be treated with drugs, devices or surgery.
Education For Health chief executive Monica Fletcher, said: "We are delighted to be working with Arrhythmia Alliance on this very important issue. Taking a pulse is a very simple thing that patients can learn to do themselves.
"Unfortunately many people are not aware of having an abnormal heart rhythm and pulse checking could identify any irregularities."
To find out more visit www.knowyourpulse.org.
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Last Updated:
05 June 2009 5:23 PM
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Source:
Warwick Courier
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Location:
Warwick
