If you've got two people present trained in 2-person CPR, by all means go for it. But if you're by yourself, the current guidelines of no ventilations are more effective. One thing everyone needs to keep in mind is that if you're doing CPR for an extended period of time, the odds of the person surviving drop significantly with every passing minute. I've done CPR hundreds ofby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
But there's no reason to use a CPR mask. Really. Not doing the ventilations improves CPR. No matter how counterintuitive that seems, it's true. The only reason professional CPR still includes ventilation is because they're never working alone and they have the proper equipment. They can continue ventilations simultaneously with chest compressions. You can't. I can't eitheby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
There are two reasons why they changed the community CPR protocol to exclude mouth-to-mouth: The ick factor. People are reluctant to do mouth-to-mouth with non-family members, for obvious reasons. And there may be vomit or blood present, which makes it even less likely someone will be willing to do CPR. So the thinking was that removing the mouth-to-mouth part would make people more willing tby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, it's a general guideline and professionals would do largely the same, but there are distinct differences between professional CPR and community CPR. Pros would continue CPR any time the defibrillator isn't analyzing or shocking, just as laymen would, but they would also be ventilating the patient with a bag valve mask, which is different from community CPR. Community CPR no longerby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you have cardiac arrhythmias of any sort, I would steer clear of curcumin. Turmeric in food is probably okay.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If metoprolol can dump your HR down into the 30s I can see why you're titrating it. Sorry you're having to deal with this. I know flutter too well and I know it sucks.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You may as well just take 100 mg twice daily instead of trying to titrate. Consider yourself lucky that metoprolol works for you because flutter is often resistant to rate control drugs. Mine was completely immune to metoprolol. Even 200 mg didn't slow it down by a single bpm (but it did crash my BP to 50/nothing and put me into cardiogenic shock).by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJohnnyk80 But what do you think they are going to tell you? They'll tell you the exact radiation dose you received. It's always right there in the ablation report you can simply ask for. And then you can take that number to independent sources and find out exactly how much risk it presents. The answer is they're not lying.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
So do you have the rate under control? How high is it?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sure, there's always going to be an EMS crew on duty at big events like this, and every ambulance in the US carries a defibrillator. Anyone certified in CPR knows you need a defibrillator, and I believe trainers are required to be CPR certified. The trouble with the EMS crew is they're most likely positioned to respond to fans, not players, so they could be minutes away. It was my underby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Has anyone seen a video of the incident that covers the point from his tackle to EMS removing him from the field? All the videos I can find are from various news stations and those are so mamby pamby these days they won't show anything past the tackle. I really want to confirm it's true that it took them 8 minutes to get an AED. If that's true, somebody needs to slap the NFL and thby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter Would there ever be a need to continue CPR after an AED was used? Yes, absolutely. There are several reasons why: If a shock doesn't restore a pulse, an AED will prompt you to resume CPR and won't provide another shock for 2 minutes. Sometimes a shockable rhythm can degenerate into a non-shockable rhythm. The shockable rhythms are ventricular fibrillation (VF) aby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It took 8 minutes to get an AED on the field? WTF?! I thought having an AED available was standard for the NFL these days. Whatever happened, I understand that they did initiate CPR almost immediately, and they did get a pulse back on the field, so those are positives.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nothing to be concluded from that paper because of the sample size. With only 2 strokes and 5 bleed events, random chance could easily have reversed those numbers.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteautks 1. Could the MAZE procedure have kept me from getting tPA following a stroke while still at Penn? 2. Does the previous MAZE preclude/suggest any of the current CA techniques? 1. Possibly. If the stroke occurred right after the MAZE procedure, before the incisions had had time to heal, then tPA would probably be considered too risky. 2. No, shouldn't matter.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
They both affect the CYP proteins, which are responsible for breaking down Eliquis in the liver. So potentially CBD could increase your serum levels of Eliquis. The same is true of THC, so people who use cannabis in any form could be affected. There are many millions of people around the world using cannabis in various forms, and among those millions are going to be a few million on anticoagulantby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Does anyone here know anyone who's experienced a serious bleeding event due to an anticoagulant? Nope, I don't either. I'm not sure why this scares so many people, but it's mostly a bogeyman fear. Nevertheless, I see people willing to risk a stroke because they're so terrified of a drug that almost never does what they fear so much. Meanwhile, strokes routinely doby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming If vaccines prevent the disease, please explain the mounting numbers of 'break-through' infections? Such infections are found in thousands who have had at least two vaccines since November of 2020. As I said, they don't. What they do is prepare your immune system in advance to fight it off. The result is that those who've received the vaccine typically experieby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Whenever the subject of vaccines preventing disease comes up, I feel compelled to point out one little detail (because anti-vaxxers have latched onto this to create FUD about vaccines).... No vaccine in the history of medicine ever prevented an infection. After all, how could it? No vaccine creates an impervious bubble around you. All of them do one and only one thing: they prepare your imby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotetobherd If you never had Afib, would you still want to be on low dose Eliquis now? ~ Barb Yes. My PCP had me on low-dose aspirin before my afib, and I believe that was an appropriate prescription, but that was before Eliquis even existed. Eliquis is safer and more effective than aspirin, so why wouldn't I choose it over aspirin? As for choosing nothing or supplements, I think you&by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
No, it's not common, but once you have a Watchman installed your LAA becomes irrelevant whether it was ablated or not. Isolating the LAA does not increase the need for an anticoagulant once a Watchman is in place.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter I'd still like to have PT tested and have dose adjusted if needed. I think you'll have a hard time finding a doctor willing to do that. PT testing isn't useful with the DOACs so it's just not done. When taken as directed, those meds are always effective.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter So it appears the risk is towards taking 2 doses and not in missing a dose. No. Apixaban has a huge safe dosage range. During clinical trials they went as high as 25 mg twice daily, so even 5 pills wouldn't hurt you. Animal testing showed that the LD50 is 4000 mg/kg, so you could probably take a lot more than 5 pills.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotetobherd I am leaning to staying on Eliquis based on your replies here, George and Carey..but sure would like to know if I need to look up every supplement that has "blood thinning tendencies" if I'm taking low dose Eliquis too. Dr. Natale said fish oil was fine, so I'm thinking maybe not? I've been taking fish oil for years and never stopped even on full-dose Eliqby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I very seriously doubt it's the Z pack. Far more likely to be the COVID.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
George's answer is spot on, so I'll just add my personal reason for continuing Eliquis despite having a Watchman. I received a Watchman in 2017. After I'd reached the point where the FDA protocol says stop anticoagulants and continue aspirin for life, Natale recommended half-dose Eliquis instead because it's more effective and has lower bleed risks. I took his advice to myby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Most infectious diseases increase heart rate, and fever definitely does. Like gloaming said, it's normal.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesldabrowski Personally I have been on Flec since I am 30, now 73 I think you hold the record, at least among people on this site. It's interesting that it's worked for you for 43 years because flecainide is known to stop working for most people after some period of time, and usually a lot less than 43 years. Quotesisy.phus222 My EP scared me when he said if I start taking flecby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
As George said, the Eliquis isn't really about the Watchman. It's about your risk factors. Just let me ask you this.... Why are you so eager to get off Eliquis? Is it that you think Eliquis is a bigger risk than stroke, or is it cost, or what? I'm not looking to scold you, I really just want to understand your thinking.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good analogy, Ken. Susan, I think George's answer is correct. They're just limiting the procedures in order to standardize the trials, comparing apples to apples and all that.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM