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VIDEO: Dr. David Sanderson - Lung Conditions, Can These Trigger Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances?

August 19, 2009 - 2:36pm 288 reads 0 comments

Dr. Sanderson discusses if lung conditions can trigger cardiac rhythm disturbances.

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Dr. Sanderson:
The lungs, as I have said, get the oxygen into our bodies and eliminate carbon dioxide and certainly without adequate oxygenation many bad things can happen. Certainly it can trigger cardiac rhythm, cardiac rhythm disturbances. We don’t think as clearly mentally as our oxygen gets low and so that all of the body metabolism can be impaired when we are not getting adequate oxygenation from the lungs.

About Dr. Sanderson, M.D.:
Dr. David R. Sanderson, M.D., practices at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializing in pulmonary care. Dr. Sanderson attended the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. He completed his residency and fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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