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QuoteThe Anti-Fib I have recently started using Lorsartan Potassium an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (AR. Has anyone heard that this type of Drug could precipitate AFIB? No, not at all. If anything it would be the opposite. I was on it for several years. Totally benign drug.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm not underestimating anyone's intelligence and I'm aware that all muscle cells have Na/K pumps. I just didn't understand how the article relates to afib. I wasn't criticizing you, just wondering if I was missing something.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Then you could try adding olive leaf extract. It has proven BP lowering qualities. A daily bowl of oatmeal will also help.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't understand how that has anything to do with afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's absolutely great news. The NOACs are ridiculously priced and a lot of people have a hard time affording them.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Unless you have heart disease or another arrhythmia in addition to the afib, the 6-lead isn't going to tell you anything the single-lead doesn't. I wouldn't spend the extra $50 unless I had something more than paroxysmal afib going on.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think you should stop obsessing with ectopics, which are a perfectly normal part of the recovery process, and get back to exercising. I mean, really, you seem to be letting this fear consume you and there's nothing to fear.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's pretty cool. Of course, the ironic part is those catheters and the procedures were probably all tested on dogs and pigs before they ever touched a human. So it comes full circle?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack Plain vanilla PVI shouldn’t reduce atrial kick very much if at all. Agreed. That's why I've been saying "extensive ablations." I'm an example of that and the end result is definitely reduced atrial kick. I don't feel any different, but it can be seen as an obviously diminished P wave on ECGs and reduced A wave on TEEs. The latter gives me a high E:A rby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
There's no danger of bleeding out. And yes, I had the blessings of my EP to do the ride.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Reduced atrial kick doesn't cause fatigue. You can't even feel it. The only physical effect someone might notice is an elite athlete who might see a slight drop in performance. Normal athletes wouldn't even notice it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Your heart is definitely trigger happy 18 days after an ablation. And yes, it wears off as healing progresses. Stress and physical activity never had any effect on me (I once did a 50 mile bike ride in hilly terrain 3 days after an ablation), but everyone's different.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Susan, I think the specific worry is the pumping in the left atrial appendage. That is why, when LAA work has been done, follow up TEE's are necessary before allowing someone to reduce or quit anticoagulation. If I understand @mcwf correctly, his LAA was not touched in his Bordeaux ablation from Aug? 2018. Hence should not be a worry for him. It's not just LAA iby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteanneh Carey will it be ok to continue my fish oil capsules, I hope so Not a problem. Their blood thinning effect is minor and personally I've been taking them for years with warfarin, Pradaxa, and Eliquis. I've never had any doctor voice a concern about them. I mean, really, fish oil supplements in reasonable quantity are no different from eating a typical Japanese, Mediterraneanby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The atria may not pump as strongly as before an ablation, but the ventricles will be unaffected and they're the main pumping chambers. The EF won't change because the ventricles will still pump the same percentage of the blood they contain. If you had an EF of 65% before the ablation, you'll have an EF of 65% afterwards. The only change may be that the ventricles don't fill quby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
A mix of facts with a bit of confusion. Yes, people with afib have an elevated stroke risk even after controlling their afib with drugs or ablation. It won't be as high as it was when they had active afib, but it will be higher than someone with the same CHADS-Vasc score who has never had afib. Where the confusion comes in is the explanation of why. It's not that changes to the atrial sby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I wouldn't use any supplement found to be contaminated with heavy metals.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteanneh thnx Carey, so it won't put me in double danger of internal/brain bleed etc? I have also read that it actually only takes 40mg aspirin to thin blood and recommendations to only take baby aspirin every other day? No, it doesn't double your risks of a bleed. What your doctor has recommended makes a lot of sense for you. They reduced your Eliquis dose and then added low-doby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth I only know that now that I am in permanent AF I am not as strong and get tried quicker--if you think that is positive then why did you opt for 6 ablations? I would never want a person that is in permanent AF to run this great country. Sorry I will say no more. I didn't say being in afib was a positive. Having afib doesn't detract from a person's ability to do aby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You're not in afib heavily, right? If not then your doctor's advice makes sense to me and I can't think of any reason why you shouldn't follow it. Aspirin is an anti-platelet drug, and if you've got plaque in your arteries, platelets are prone to attaching to those plaques and forming clots when they rupture. So aspirin will help prevent that. Eliquis, on the other haby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The medical reports for both men actually are quite positive for men their age. They both have pretty routine stuff for people their age and they're both receiving proper care, so no big deal. Afib that's being properly treated doesn't make you "unhealthy" or limit your lifespan. With routine medical care people with afib live just as long as anyone else. If thereby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN I believe that the entity now has a US IRS 501(c)(3) designation. Hence deductions are tax deductible in the US. If this is important, I'm sure Shannon can provide a tax ID #. You are correct, George. The AFIB Report has just been granted a 501(c)(3) designation by the IRS so all donations are now fully tax deductible for US tax filers. Thanks for mentioning that. I alsoby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's perfectly normal and will be for a while. It's nothing to worry about and could continue weeks longer. What's more important is that the ablation is doing its job by preventing those runs of ectopics from turning into full blown afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You asked a very good question because it led me to discover there's no way to get to the donation page from the home page. Wow, bad oversight we need to fix ASAP. The donation page is here http://www.afibbers.org/donations.htmby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Carey, you quoted the same to me and my pvc’s are as active as since the week after my ablation when they started. And it's what I'll tell the next person in the situation because it's usually true. Remember, what I said to Keefer was: QuoteThe ectopy will most likely calm down over the coming weeks I'm sure I said something similar to you. Nobody can predby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The ectopy will most likely calm down over the coming weeks and you'll probably be able to stop the flecainide. This is all pretty normal and expected.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ralph, You're blaming the messenger. Please don't do that, okay? Calling us ablation advocates is a bit insulting, actually. We are patient advocates and we invest a lot of time with no pay doing that job. Show us something that works for more than one person and seems safe and credible and we're on it. But if you label your one-person success story as a "cure"by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's as I expected. It's no big threat to you but it does indicate you're going to have chronic problems with anticoagulants so a Watchman might be a good option for you. Still working on finding some good Watchman docs for you. Probably have some recommendations by Monday.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think it would, yes. You probably wouldn't be able to get the procedure approved and scheduled much sooner than that anyway. One of the the biggest improvements with the new version is that it can be redeployed. With the original Watchman, once the EP deployed it they couldn't back off and try again if it wasn't a perfect placement. With the new one they can, so it's much moby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM