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Quotejpeters Another problem is the drugs themselves...frequently very little is known about them, particularly given all the generics that have their own fillers. Actually, what you just posted is an excellent example of what I'm talking about. Because valsartan is a drug, this contamination was proimptly discovered and a recall was ordered. Had it been an unregulated supplement, that woby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotejpeters "Based on this study and many others, patients should stop wasting their money on omega-3 fatty acids supplements," said Dr. Byron Lee, of the University of California, San Francisco. Yep, I've seen that research and it's probably true. And I don't do exercise bikes. My bike actually goes places. ;-) But I don't take fish oil for cardiac health so iby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotejpeters True, but nobody said that. Jackie is taking Eliquis. I know she is. I wasn't singling her out. It's just an attitude I've seen expressed here many times. Jackie, I don't dispute that drugs are often prescribed without seeking underlying causes first, and they're often prescribed just plain wrongly. The first problem is a fundamental problem with our heby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
With an EMS background I found it frustrating to be in weird rhythms but be unable to actually see an ECG to see what was going on with my heart without running to a doctor. So several years ago I bought a used 12-lead on eBay for $800. When I switched EPs, the new guy was thrilled at the inch-thick stack of ECGs I brought with me. He went through every single one of them and made notes, and he cby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Anticoagulants don't dissolve clots. They simply prevent it from getting larger and allow the body to dissolve it through its normal mechanisms.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSueChef Switching insurances to go outside of Kaiser can be problematic b/c I don't know if the other options include Dr. Natale so more research is needed, Non-HMO insurance plans don't usually care where you go for treatment. All that matters is whether they're in-network or not, and you can still go even if they're not in-network; it will simply cost you more. Tby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone In other words do you think the SVT ablation made your afib worse or do you think it was just time. It's extremely unlikely that an SVT ablation would make afib worse. There isn't really a mechanism by which that could happen. The fact is that people with SVT tend to progress to afib eventually. The two probably share a common underlying basis.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I take fish oil daily (1000 mg) along with 5 mg Eliquis bid and I'm not in the least bit concerned about that combination. The anticoagulant properties of omega 3 are modest.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe That's why it is important to know how to place leads and interpret the signals sent. Wonder how these new gadgets can replace V1 to V5 plus the neutral leads? They can't. For one, an R progression can't be seen..... Yeah, the consumer devices only provide a rhythm strip, although you can sort of squeeze out lead II with the technique George described. I'm betting tby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie Carey - the "notion" isn't a fallacy...there is factual evidence in the literature confirming many drugs have far more safety issues than similar natural compounds. The fallacy is the sweeping generalizations. If you say drugs are safer than supplements that's a nonsensical statement. If you say supplements are safer than drugs that's also a nonsensicalby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Ho, ho, it would be rare if someone died from supplements, but there are many that die from drugs, it even has happened with Eliquis, one of your favorites. /quote] I don't have any favorites and you just demonstrated the fallacy I'm talking about with the logic above.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone But as you know, even within the EP community, the value of a left side afib ablation versus the risks is debatable. No, actually, it's not. I don't know who told you that but they're wrong. That conflicts not only with clinical experience but research data as well. Ablation is recognized as superior to drug therapy. Also, you should put this left side vs. right sby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone Hi Carey, I think we're having an issue of semantics here. When I referenced "two procedures" I was talking about an SVT ablation (right side) and an Afib ablation (left side) during the same operation. Not two different operations at different times. Okay, I see. However, you're thinking of these as very different things when they're not. An afib ablatioby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotelibby Just curious, is there a way to measure in the blood if Eliquis is working or not? No. If you're taking it as directed, it's working. The NOACs aren't like warfarin. Their effect doesn't vary from person to person and day to day like warfarin does. They're predictable, they have the same effect every time you take them, and they aren't affected by whby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotehwkmn05 Gosh Carey, I dont know, maybe due to the fact that meds are responsible for over 100,000 deaths in hospitals yearly? Dont mean to be contentious here, but I would just be guessing that chewing on willow bark tho not convenient, would be different than chewing on an aspirin. The only difference between taking an aspirin and chewing willow bark would be predictability of the dosageby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone Carey, unless I'm reading it wrong, Libby seemed to say that Dr. Natale performed both an SVT ablation and an Afib ablation on her at the same time. That would be two procedures as opposed to just doing an SVT ablation. Maybe Libby will comment. What Libby said is Natale did one procedure and addressed both SVT and afib in that one procedure, which is exactly what I would exby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSueChef Question: Would an EP do an ablation if it's "not indicated" due to how infrequently the a-fib shows up? There's no medical definition of what level of afib burden makes treatment indicated. So the answer is yes, most EPs would do an ablation for very infrequent afib because they know it will only become more frequent with time. There was a long period of siby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone Hi Libby, What factored into Dr. Natale deciding to do both an SVT and Afib Ablation as opposed to just a SVT ablation? Natale would never do two procedures when he can take care of two problems with one procedure. There's no reason those procedures need to be done separately.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebolimasa I'm at work and don't remember my photo share account passwords, so I put the on an unused blog page: What I like about postimages.org is it's free and it doesn't even require a login. Anybody can post photos there with a couple clicks of the mouse.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The Kardia wouldn't tell you any more than that. I agree with wolfpack's interpretation. The 1st image is afib, the second is NSR with some PACs, and the third is NSR. A Kardia would probably just say "unclassified" on #2. The very clearly identifiable P waves in #2 should tell you it's not afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth You are saying that you believe your stroke was not as bad because of the drugs, I certainly don't know, but there are stats out there that people have had strokes yet were on eliquis, you were not having AF for some time, I say your stroke should not have happened. Strokes happen to people on anticoagulants. Rare, but it happens. And that's true of all anticoagulants,by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebolimasa I'd show you copies of traces... but I don't see a spot to upload pictures here./quote] You post photos here by posting them to a photo hosting site, copying a link to the photo on that site, and then inserting that link into a post here using the "Insert image URL" button (in the middle of the row of buttons when you post, looks like a little picture of mountby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
My local EP had the same attitude. He actually said he was relieved I had decided to go to Natale because he wasn't confident of doing another ablation on me. He had my records in Natale's hands the next day, and I made sure Natale's office copied him on everything. He has continued as my local EP for followup purposes. His positive reaction and professionalism earned him a patientby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie After the Watchman placement, don't they require the patient to remain on Eliquis for a period of time until the device endothelizes completely? Is there a screening test that's done to confirm the placement and the "completeness" of the endothelization? Yes to both questions. Following the procedure I'll be on Eliquis, clopidogrel, and aspirin for 45by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
A Zio patch is exactly the same thing as a Holter monitor; it's just a newer design. Catching an episode takes as long as it takes. I wore a Holter for 28 days in 2010 before it finally caught an episode. It takes as long as it takes.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebolimasa I'll have to read this... I just bought a small heart rate monitor and have been busily trying to figure out to interpret the traces... Definitely not so easy... It will tell me I have an arrhythmia, but I'm not convinced that is always Afib. When I'm off (most the time it seems), my rhythm seems be "irregularly irregular" (which I understand to be a halby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBillyjeans No doubt.. I cant get one tho. Why not?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotedartisskis I watched dr. Wolf presentation regarding his procedure (Wolf Mini maze) where he also talks about LAA closure and various methods of doing it. He claims that surgical removal is superior method to both Watchman and Lariat devices. They are superior in some ways, but they require a surgical procedure. It may be short but it means making holes in your chest and that means weekby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotehwkmn05 I think that medicine truly derived from plants or flowers would be substantially different than ones synthetically manufactured in the test tubes. What makes you think that?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJAYHAWK Assume you have not had an ablation.....is that an option. LOL... You assume wrong. I've had six.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM