What you can do:

• Familiarise yourself with your condition including your normal heart rate and rhythm.
• Eat a well balanced diet and try to limit salt, fats, and stimulants like caffeine (coffee, soft drinks, tea, chocolate).
• Stop smoking. This is the one most important thing you can do for your heart.
• Start an exercise program with your doctor’s permission and advice.
• Reduce stress with relaxation, counseling, or lifestyle changes.
• Wear a medical alert pendant that gives the name of your condition. For more information on the Medic Alert products contact them at 1-800-825-3785.
• Learn and ask family members to learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
• Follow-up with your doctor regularly to monitor your condition with physical exams and routine blood tests.

Contact your doctor is you notice an irregular heart rhythm.

Seek immediate medical attention or call 911, if you suffer chest pain, shortness of breath or an unusually slow or fast heart rhythm!