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Quotewolfpack HR > 200 = 911 If that’s an equation Yep, sure is in a person with no prior history.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
No way that heart rate was just due to exertion. She was very likely in SVT or possibly even v-tach. You really should have called 911.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib I have data recorded that shows my AF is vagal in nature What data shows that?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with wolfpack's reply. A TEE is usually more accurate but that was four years ago and things could have changed. You've got to trust the more recent echo. Carry on with the weight loss and add in more exercise as you can and I predict you'll get back to your 55-60%. It wasn't the ablation.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I take it your cardiologist isn't an EP. That's the only way he wouldn't know who Natale is. That also means he's probably not up to date on the state of the art in EP. It's not surprising at all that a general cardiologist isn't up to par in treating AF. We've seen that time and again with general cardiologists.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib By the way is MulTaq size dependent, would a 50kg person need less than a 100kg person.? No, sorry, the only recommended dosage is 400 mg twice daily. That's because clinical trials showed that age, weight, kidney function, and liver function just don't matter. It's what you might call a "mild" drug. I don't think it's a promisingby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Amiodarone is the most potent of all the antiarrhythmic drugs, but as you probably know it has a number of dangerous side effects. I would only take it short-term. Tikosyn is probably your best bet. It's successful for most people and doesn't have the horrid side-effect profile of amiodarone, nor does it have a half-life so long you have to stop it a month or more before an ablation. Itby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tikosyn, amiodarone, ablation. It's extremely unlikely you're going to stop and prevent persistent AF with supplements.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteWill1789 Usually everything is fine but lately I get really loud palpitations at night (in nsr still) but I can’t sleep because it’s literally all I can hear. Is this a cause for concern? I doubt it's a cause for alarm, but I'm not sure I really understand. When you say you "hear" your palpitations do you mean that literally? You actually hear them? Do you also feel theby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Missing a single dose 10 days beforehand shouldn't be a problem, but you could mention it to the doc just to be sure.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nobody will bat an eye at drugs prescribed by your doctors. So if you need something for anxiety just ask.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDriver Life insurance issues? Yep, for example. Somebody (I still haven't figured out who) added "diastolic dysfunction" as a diagnosis to my record because they misinterpreted a TEE I had for my Watchman procedure. That wasn't added by anyone involved in the Watchman procedure. It was somebody else who saw the results later and misinterpreted them. DD is a form of heaby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
All medical procedures have death rates associated with them. Sometimes due to the procedure itself, and sometimes due to comorbidities, but it's not always easy to be sure which was which. I should add that even dental procedures have death rates associated with them. So do chiropractic manipulations, especially those of the neck. That said, the mortality rates for AF ablations are wellby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN When I run my 23andMe data through Promethease, I've got 18 SNPs that have an afib relationship. 7 good, 2 bad and 9 unknown. I have 0 good, 3 bad, and 7 unknown. I also have one bad for thrombosis. Not a good combination, so glad I've got the Watchman and that cinched my decision to remain on half-dose Eliquis.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
More evidence AF has a genetic basis but I don't see a treatment in it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Vagal vs. adrenergic doesn't dictate treatment. Treatment is the same for both. Vagal vs. adrenergic plays a role in determining what your triggers are, but that's about it. Once you're in AF, it's exactly the same disease either way.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKen Wouldn't that depend on the heart rate while in afib? For me - currently not on any drug - resting HR is 60 - afib HR is 75. Now taking flecainide as a "pill in the pocket". Doesn't seem that I need a BB. After my January ablation, I did take flecainide for two months with no BB. No, it doesn't depend on your HR while in AF. Not putting you on a BB was a jby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sweet potatoes are also very high in potassium. They're one of the most potassium-rich foods you can find.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I very much doubt they're going to find anything awful. If there was something awful to be found, you'd most likely have symptoms.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't think it's an issue. I wouldn't go into the procedure high, but I'm confident that millions of people have undergone surgery and anesthesia just hours (even minutes) after using cannabis without problem. THC and CBD just don't interact with much of anything. I have seen reports that heavy users are slightly more resistant to anesthesia agents, but I suspect emphaby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think second guessing your doctor's diagnostic methods when we don't even know exactly what he's looking for is more than a bit presumptuous. You can always refuse any test, and that will force him to choose something else or skip the testing entirely. But if I had occlusions in my carotids I wouldn't do that. I would imagine his concern is that if you've got occlusionsby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack Yes, but the one key difference between the original Kardia and the 6L is that the latter uses Bluetooth (radio) instead of the microphone (ultrasonic) to communicate with the mobile device. Both methods work, but the original Kardia absolutely requires utter silence for a decent reading. Okay, that's a good point.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm not a doctor but I think your doctor is right. If your doc was looking for problems with your heart, a stress-echo would make more sense, but he's looking at your carotids in your neck. A stress-echo isn't going to tell him what he needs to know.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib ask him to explain why you need a BB. Because he's on flecainide. Almost all EPs will insist on a rate limiting drug if you're on flecainide.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diltiazem (that's probably what they gave you in the hospital).by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I understand Susan's points, but honestly I think the 6-lead version is unnecessary for most people. The original Kardia will do what you need it to do. I wouldn't spend the extra money on the 6-lead unless I was already a complicated case, and I don't think you are.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecirenepurzalot So, if your RR interval is regular is that the primary gauge on how good you're doing during the blanking period? Or, is having 2 perfect humps in between just as important? Or, in a normal rhythm is having some variation "in between" common? The primary gauge of how well you're doing is simply not experiencing any tachy-arrhythmias. There's not mucby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
NotLying, I think you're overthinking things. Forget R waves and P waves for a minute. Feel your pulse. If you can't predict when the next beat will happen, it's probably AF. Simple as that. Driver, yes. For the reason that Cirene mentioned and also for your own piece of mind in the coming months.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If the R-R intervals don't vary much, it can't be AF because the very nature of AF is an irregularly irregular pulse, and the R-R intervals determine whether it looks and feels regular or not. (And yes, there is such a thing as regularly irregular. Bigeminy would be an example.) Honestly, I can diagnose AF as accurately as a Kardia by just feeling your pulse at your wrist, but that doeby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's just called mapping. Natale isn't unique in that regard. All well-trained EPs with sufficient experience do the same; it's just that most probably don't do it as well as Natale and a handful of other top EPs.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM