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That PDF you attached is an AFib Report written by Hans, and since you have it I'm not sure what it is you're trying to find. A post talking about? If so, notice that the search feature only searches back the last 30 days by default. You have to use Advanced search and choose "all dates" if you want to search further back, which obviously you do.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The dosages of both drugs can be increased.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You need to revisit your meds with your EP. 100-115 is too high, and it's high enough to be damaging over the long run. Resting heart rate should be somewhere between 50 and 80 depending on your level of fitness, with athletes falling near the bottom of the range (very highly trained athletes can go down in the 40s).by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
No, nothing glaring sticks out on that report. It's not as significant or serious as you think. The severe atrial enlargement is almost certainly due to the afib, and all that does is make afib more likely to continue. "Afib begets afib" is the old saying. That's why dealing with the afib is the priority. As for getting an ablation with the mitral valve issues, you'by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mild mitral valve prolapse is common and not a dire emergency, so that's why the PCP simply said it needs to be monitored and the cardiologists weren't alarmed. You shouldn't be alarmed either. I would agree that the afib should be your priority right now, not the mitral valve. Just find a good cardiologist to follow up who can monitor you over the coming years and deal with the afby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
James, so what side effects does propofol cause for you?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax With that said with the reaction I had to the Flecanide and propafenone how rare is that? Is that the 1:1 potentially fatal conduction flutter I read about or is that something entirely different? I don't have numbers but I would call it very rare. What you experienced probably wasn't 1:1 conduction because that would have produced a heart rate well over 200 bpm.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Don't know where you read it can cause palpitations but drugs.com doesn't list that as a side effect. If it does occur, I would imagine it's the oral, nasal or ocular forms of the drug that can do that since those forms would be more likely to be absorbed systemically. The topical form you're getting doesn't get absorbed systemically so very unlikely to cause side effectsby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Your doctor has done nothing, not even referred you to an EP? No, that's not normal. You need to find one yourself ASAP.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Honestly, you don't need to see the EP in person. They need to see your records and you need to talk with them or their nurse practitioner, which is actually the standard these days. That can be done by phone, Zoom, or any number of methods. An EP doesn't need to physically examine you so an in-person meeting just isn't necessary. So get used to the new normal and consult an EP toby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Unfortunately, you seem to be one of the few people for whom flecainide is pro-arrhythmic. It's rare but it happens. The second doctor was correct saying you shouldn't have been prescribed propafenone because, as he said, it's in the same class of drugs so the end result was predictable. I don't think your PCP has enough knowledge in this area because combining those two dby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Strange but not unheard of. What I'm curious about is why you even feel it. Flutter is almost always a regular rhythm, so at a rate of 68 it should be indistinguishable from a normal rhythm and shouldn't cause the sensation of palpitations.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The Mercola article requires me to sign up for his newsletter and that's not happening. I don't consider him a reliable source. The other one's a mixed bag, actually, and I don't buy farm raised fish anyway. It's always inferior.by Carey - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
But it's only been 9 weeks since your cryo ablation. I'm sure he can be flexible in the type of anesthesia used.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think that flutter line is probably intact. But no matter the case you need to give it more time to settle down to see what's what.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone 1. Anyone have a typical aflutter ablation that didn't work and what steps were taken next? More than one. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,158643 Quote2. How reliable is visually checking and electrically testing the CTI line as opposed to completely re-doing the CTI line all over again with RF? It's not visually checked; it's electrically checkedby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It would have to be 2nd or 3rd degree block to warrant a pacemaker. In an otherwise healthy patient with no other comborbidities it's a pretty benign condition and not usually treated.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
No, first degree isn't generally serious and usually has no symptoms. It's common in perfectly healthy athletes and teenagers, also in people with a highly active vagus nerve.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteOlivia9497 I've heard that fish and curd are unhealthy foods as well. Is this true? Fish? Where on earth did you hear that? The only health issue with fish is eating an excessive amount of large predator fish such as swordfish, because they can accumulate mercury, but otherwise fish is among the healthiest things you can eat. As for curd, that's just milk so it has a fair amoby Carey - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteMarco is the area in the atria that doesn't behave properly and cause Afib the same in everyone? if not how is it detected? Since some research I have done last year, I assume the cause that makes the atria misbehave, it is very different for everyone, if someone ever understand what is the cause, correct? It's the same areas to some degree. The vast majority of afib signalsby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco If I'm understanding well. an ablation is basically either burning or freezing the tissue in the heart that causes the arrythmia, does that mean there is an irregularity of the shape of the tissue then? Not exactly. An ablation is burning or freezing a line of tissue around the source of the afib so it's sort of fenced in. The errant electrical signals from that area canby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Being in a regular rate and feeling palpitations doesn't diagnose flutter. Not at all. I doubt it's flutter. You're probably just experiencing PACs.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteAoife5 Sorry about delay in response Flecainide 100mg x 2 daily Metopropol 25mg x 2 daily Eliquis 5mg x 2 daily Thank goodness. I thought you were taking 200 mg twice daily. Nevertheless, if it's making you dizzy, it's a problem. You're either taking too much of the flecainide or the metoprolol, and my bet is heavily on the metoprolol. It comes with all the side effeby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
There are several PFA trials in Canada that are currently recruiting.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would suspect there's another cause. Eliquis doesn't have that kind of effect on anyone I've ever heard from, and it certainly doesn't for me. I can't even tell I'm taking anything, no effects whatsoever except that cuts bleed a little longer.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco To my understanding, triggers then are not really the root cause here, they are just the tip of the iceberg. Oh, definitely not the cause at all. Everyone you know experiences the same triggers you do, but the vast majority of them don't go into afib as a result.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco Do people who are paroxysmal get triggered by different things than those that trigger the other type of AiFib? No. The only categories of afib are paroxysmal, persistent, and longstanding persistent. Paroxysmal afib is afib that comes and goes and lasts less than a week when it comes. Persistent afib is afib that has continued for more than a week. It could have begun as paroby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteAoife5 I read that there is a correlation between Metoprolol, hypotension and AFib What do you mean by this? There's a correlation in that lots of people with afib take metoprolol, and metoprolol lowers blood pressure, but did you read something implying that metoprolol and/or hypotension are somehow causes of afib? If so, that's just not true. It's almost the opposite.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cough is a rare side effect of flecainide, but beta blockers are known for causing a cough in some people, particularly those who have asthma.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM