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You know what might be an interesting experiment? Try staying awake all night and then going to sleep in the morning, as if you're working 3rd shift. I worked a 3rd shift job when I was younger and it's definitely a different experience. I wonder if the tachycardia is actually being triggered by sleep itself or by your cortisol levels. If it's cortisol, the tachycardia will happenby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bluetooth might not work well because the signals only penetrate human flesh about 85 mm. That's why my chest strap monitor doesn't work if my cell phone is in my back jersey pocket.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Oh, okay. That's different. I can't offer any recommendations locally, but almost any board certified EP with 5+ years of experience can provide a competent consultation. In fact, I would lean toward the younger end rather than older just because they're more likely to be open to newer approaches.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Are you thinking of San Antonio? That's closer to 8 hours, but Austin is about 4 hours. I've driven Austin to Plano more than once and google maps agrees. Obviously time of day matters because you'd have to navigate traffic all the way through Dallas, but I can't see it being 8 hours under any traffic conditions. And you could also fly. As I recall, it's about a 30-40 minby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If a doctor arrives at work sleepy, they're going to be just as sleepy if not more so in the afternoon. Want to see me sleepy at work? Check with me about 2 hours after lunch. I'm with Daisy and would prefer them being fresh. The thing is, almost all doctors are morning people, especially surgeons and proceduralists like EPs. I think that's because their residency gave them noby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Four hours south in Austin. Andrea Natale at Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. Arguably the most skilled EP in the world.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't buy it either and I can't imagine what your CHADS-Vasc score has to do with it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDini Has anyone else gone back into Afib so soon after cardioversion? Is this indicative of potential success of an ablation? Sooner -- 12 hours. Cardioversions interrupt the rhythm but they do nothing to treat the underlying problem. I don't think it says anything about the success of an ablation. What says the most of about that is the EP who does it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
No P waves, so no.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN How do you get a PAC through an AV node ablation? By having an incomplete ablation.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think those are PACs. There's a PAC before every QRS (two before the QRS at 8 sec), and they're occurring close enough to the QRS to distort it because the heart hasn't fully repolarized yet, which is why they kind of look like PVCs.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was on Multaq twice. Once while in full-bloom afib and a second time following my ablation with Natale. It was ineffective against my afib, which is no surprise because it's kind of a "mild" antiarrhythmic and my afib wasn't mild at all. However, it worked very well for me following the ablation, which is kind of what you might expect since all Natale was looking for was a mby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is no age cutoff. It depends on the person's health, not their age. If your friend is healthy and active, 85 wouldn't be a problem for someone like Natale. I'm glad to hear you're pleased with your current hearth health, but you're still on flecainide and metoprolol? I assume that's because if you stop the flec, you go into afib. Have you discussed a touch-uby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Nobody here has mentioned this drug was used during their ablations It was used during at least one of mine, not sure about the others. The anesthesiologist will sometimes use it because it reduces saliva production.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You started two threads on this. I merged them into one thread but now your opening post is duplicated except one isn't the same as the other. We'll just have to live with this.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You definitely need to have the angina and shortness of breath investigated. They may be unrelated to your arrhythmia issues.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Because if it held the only ventricular beats will coincide with pacer spikes.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like the ablation was incomplete. Just because he did a long burn doesn't mean it was in the right place.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDini It appears the success rate is a bit better with the PFA, and there is less risk of damage to the esophagus and phrenic nerves. Those are the pros of PFA. The cons are that it's limited to PVI ablation at this time. If you have sources of afib outside the pulmonary veins, they will have to use RF to deal with those.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with gloaming. Unlikely a vagal maneuver would stop flutter.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's kind of a rhythm salad with a little bit of everything, including a lot of noise. I see the irregularity of afib but I also see P waves, and it varies a lot through the recording. I guess my best take on that would be sinus tach with a lot of ectopy.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteTodd ended up in hospital 3 times with heart arrhythmia's AF and VF. These episodes would last up to an hour, almost died once. No he didn't. VF, aka ventricular fibrillation, goes by another name: cardiac arrest. And if he did, he didn't "almost" die. VF is by definition clinical death.by Carey - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Contrary to what Hollywood would have you believe, asystole isn't shockable. That's why no one raced to shock you. There are two stages of death: clinical death and biological death. Clinical death is the absence of a pulse. When that happens, CPR should be initiated under almost all circumstances. Defibrillation should occur if the patient is in a shockable rhythm (ventricular fibrby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ask your EP if they use collagen plugs. If the answer is no, ask why not. They cut the lying flat time from 4-6 hours to 2 hours. I've had multiple ablations and I also experienced severe back pain from lying flat for so long, but I got the plugs the last two times and they made a world of difference.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Can someone who has a pacemaker flatline? If a patient with a Pacemaker still pace after their death? Yes and yes. It would keep pacing until the battery dies, possibly for years. Your local graveyard probably has a few pacemakers pacing away 6 feet under.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Gary! Glad it worked out so well for you.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Are you using a decongestant? Those are known afib triggers.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib Carey you deleted most all posts regarding Covid from 10/21 going back to the spring of 2020 on this forum as well as the GHF, even though they did not violate forum rules at the time they were posted, and even including sourced posts directly related to Cardiology/Arrhythmia's. I stand behind the posts I made. I did not delete topics here. I deleted from the GENERAL HEALby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone Didn't realize this was a banned topic It is not.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib This topic was banned in 10/21, so people will be hesitant to respond. It was banned only on the General Health forum, not here. The post explicitly said this: QuoteIf you have a question or comment about any of those subjects that's relevant to atrial arrhythmias or cardiology in general, please direct them to the AFIBBERS forum. Nothing has ever been banned from tby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM