Mark - you knowledge is not all that far off. Indeed the scar tissue stops the impulses from going anywhere - prevents communiation between the gap junctions and prevents an afib event. In the ablation technique Dr. Natale does, he makes the burns in the antrum of the left atrium - and keeps the burns away from the pulmonary vein ostia or openings to avoid stenosis. He has renamed his procedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - as was probably explained to you by your dentist, there are only a few options to saving a cracked tooth. A gold crown or a porcelain-fused to-gold crown is standard. Pure gold is too soft to be used in the mouth and hold up to occlusal forces, so an alloy with gold is produced. Many dentists are now using the ceramic crowns that use no metals. It's an interesting change inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Pete - Thanks for your news. Interesting about what Dr. Callans said about the ANS. If you learn more, please post. Hats off to you, once again, with your project! There is no finer endeavor than to give back by helping those who are needy. I'm sure the gift of giving makes your heart feel perfect. When we talk about what can happen when ablations to wrong, we must always remembeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill - that's good news about the digestive enzymes. About what's next, have you gone back into the second and third BB archives and read Fran's posts on how she conquered her afib after so many years? It would be tedious searching but perhaps you can uncover something she did that would ring true with you and what you are presently doing with the Paleo diet. Remember, Fran couby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron and Dave There is no monitoring of supplements with regard to reliability or content and that's one of the reasons a movement is afoot to make sure that supplements are taken off the market or are highly restricted - it's speculated that certain suplements will be available by prescription at a high cost. No surprise there. Reliable supplement companies are those that have beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - I will comment to you that you should read my ribose post and consider taking that before and after your extensive workouts. It's highly recommended for high intensity training. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Semi-related link: Statins May Unmask Underlying Neuromuscular Disease NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 26 - Patients with asymptomatic neuromuscular disorders may have their condition precipitated by statin use, according to investigators from the University of Athens Medical School. Dr. Panagiota Manta and colleagues describe four such cases in the July 24th issue of the Archives of Internalby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Claire - I went directly to the website of Nutricology and this is what they say: Isolated, purified and encapsulated nattokinase, an enzyme derived from boiled soybeans and Bacillus subtilis natto. Research has shown nattokinase to support healthy coagulation of blood within normal levels and enhance fibrinolytic activity.* Nattokinase NSK-SD™ - We tested recently introduced products andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - I'll try. Vitamin K2 is very beneficial for bone and blood vessel health in that it helps prevent bone loss and soft tissue calcification. The vitamers of K all participate in the clotting mechanism in some degree - some more than others. Anyone with afib does not want to add to the clotting potential of the blood and for this reason, it is important to be sure that the enzyme pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cynthia - After my ablation, I was put back on the same drug as before - flecanide. I was on that for two months and then it was stopped. I've read here in post-ablation reports that some people are placed on different drugs after ablation. Others have no drugs. I think it depends on both the doctor and the patient's previous afib history. Just be patient. The heart has to heal anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - at least now, the food industry is required to identify transfats on the labels of packaged food items. The only problem is that less than .5 (as I recall) doesn't have to be reported. So a person could buy packages saying zero trans fat and eat large quantities of that pseudo-trans fat food and end up consuming many grams of trans fat in a day. The main source of trans fat iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Use during pregnancy or risk of pregnancy is very important to avoid, since Coumadin (Warfarin) causes a very characteristic set of birth defects, marked by bone hypoplasias (resulting for instance in "pug nose") and brain damage resulting in mental retardation.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Theresa - I would think it might work if the villous atrophy had not completely reversed as it does with folic acid treatment - perhaps it depends on how quickly you have the scan after stopping the gluten. In any event - the post is in the Conference Room - the current topic which is languishing there until Hans gets back and changes the topic. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chelated can be any mineral form. You need to find out what form of magnesium is used in this particular chelate. Some minerals chelate better than others. Magnesium and glycinate happen to be very compatible in the process and as a result, highly effective and absorbable. This is why we are recommending it and using it. Peggy suggests contacting the company - that's a good idea. Appby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was also hospitalized for several days to be sure of compatibility with Flecanide. I had no other health conditions that would have indicated that was necessary. I was told that in some people, they can have a sudden arrhythmia that results in death if medical intervention was not immediately available. I go to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi John - Nice to see you posting and really glad to know afib isn't dominating your life. I'm going to defer to Hans' expertise as he's answered similar questions before and I have no experience with Rhythmol, myself. Be well, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike F - All brands do not provide the same benefits as many brands scarcely have any of the fibrinolytic units even though the labeling indicates otherwise. There are no laws policing supplement quality vs. labeling. The designation of SNK-SD indicates the purified, assayed brand of the enzyme provided out of Japan - patented - from Dr. Sumi's work. This guarantees that each batch isby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - on the surface, that would be perfect. Would it be enough to convince the scientific community to then proceed with a clinical trial or relevant investigation? Personally, I don't really care about a clinical trial per se but I would be very interested in learning the results of such a survey as you suggest.... and yes, it would be great to learn that about amalgams as well. I susby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - just so you are clear - I was referring to inflammation in the heart and blood vessels not around the heart. Reference: article by cardiologist, Stephen Sinatra, MD, "Fire in the Heart" and several other articles directed at the inflammatory process brought about in part by an imbalance in the ratio of Omega 3's and arachidonic acid....often from diet. Fibrosis is onby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Peggy - now for new readers, don't jump to the obvious conclusion that magnesium oxide is the best form as the elemental magnesium is high. It all has to do with absorbability or bioavailability. Magnesium glycinate is the best form for this. Oxide is very "un-absorbable." Citrate is used in laxatives so higher doses may not be tolerable. Aspartate compounds can beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - it's thought that if inflammation is the driver of afib, then something that reduces that inflammation - NSAIDs or aspirin could have a positive effect. It's just the downside of the potential side effects of either taking too much or too much for too long that becomes a concern. Certainly moderate and sensible doses would be appropriate - especially if it results in NSR, but tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dean - Thanks. This will be good news for people with true celiac disease as it does affect the intestinal lining. My post was about silent celiac and the manifestations thereof that does not involve the GI tract. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - great news. You're certainly back on the road to a normal life in NSR. Congratulations! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Also read on fibrosis which goes along with a heart that has been enduring afib for extended periods of time which would go along with remodeling. There is a good clip showing the interior of a fibrotic heart. There is a conference room topic on fibrosis. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - Interesting response. Perhaps he will do something based on what he's seeing as a result of respondant input. With that much correspondence on his website, I'm impressed that he took the time to answer you at all. I can't even get through my own emails which are often over a hundred a day. Imagine 36,000 a month. Time will tell. I haven't read his second book - Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - I'm here but I'm not sure I can answer that. My magnesium chelate doesn't break down the label like that....but we do know from Theo's post what the elemental portion is for the various forms of magnesium compounds. I think I reposted that long ago. Since the Tropic Chelated Magnesium is from Canada, they may do it differently there. Sorry for the lame answer.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy and Lynn - when I summarized my day and a half at the CCF Summit last year, I also made a similar comment, although I did sit in on a whole session devoted to research into the potential causes for afib. No nutritional comments at all and nothing about diet/lifestyles etc. George is right. No money there. Better to do drugs and surgery and certainly if all else fails, there is alwaysby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tony - just type in a google search: ibuprofen kidney damage. Possibly alot of ibuprofen use alters the chemistry enough to influence afib perhaps by reducing the ability to conserving the essential electrolytes. I'm just speculating. I have no studies nor have I looked further into this than just the google search. At least you were able to find something that helped and that'sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
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