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You're waaaaay over analyzing this. Yes, it's true that a low BP can cause a rapid heart rate. That happens when your body can't get your BP back up so it speeds up the HR to compensate so it can deliver enough blood to your body. An example of when this might happen is when you simply don't have enough blood volume from things like severe blood loss or dehydration. Itby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBrian_og I have a question about blood thinners. I’m about to start Xarelto and have recently read about the dangers of stopping blood thinners for dental surgery or colonoscopies etc. It seems from my reading that the process of stopping them actually increases the clot risk more than usual. If you’re paroxysmal and not normally in AFib does it matter? Also I’m assuming that I wouldn’by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm very skeptical that you're having flutter at night and then it goes away before you awake and leaves you feeling tired. That's just too narrow of a set of circumstances, and flutter doesn't usually leave lasting fatigue anyway. A recording with something like a Kardia during one of these periods of fatigue would rule out arrhythmias as the cause. I would do that first sincby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
None of this should concern you. I seriously doubt you have any sort of neurological problem, and there's no risk to pushing yourself harder. Go ahead and do it. The sooner you do normal things, the sooner everything gets back to normal. I once did a 50-mile bike ride in hilly terrain 3 days after an ablation. (Yes, with the EP's blessing.) Your heart rate and how it behaves will slby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJDfiB This is a great question. As a side question, Is there a noticeable difference in how PACs compare to PVCs? They feel similar, although PVCs often tend to be more of a pronounced "thud." Both are simply beats that occur prematurely, which causes a brief pause before the next normal beat. That's what causes the sensations. So they're similar critters but they comeby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMargeW Has anyone else experienced fatigue either with SVTs or lasting this long after an ablation? Yes, I have, but the fatigue was only present when I was actually in flutter (flutter is a form of SVT). Does this fatigue persist when you're in normal rhythm?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN This page discusses consumer lab testing. In the US, I've found New Century Labs to be the lowest cost (info on link). They use Quest Labs. Quest offers tests to the public here. Does Century offer some advantage over using Quest directly?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sure, R-R variability monitors can approximate some sort of afib detector, especially for techies like you who invest the time needed to learn to interpret them, but that's old technology that's been completely replaced at this point, and the average person here isn't into doing the analyses you like to do. You can buy a true ECG that can actually detect afib accurately and shoby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It will record in real time, but what it won't do is diagnose afib if the rate is over 120. And Apple support won't assist you with anything if you tell them you've been diagnosed with afib. Forget all the sports-type monitors (Fitbit, Garmin, Polar chest straps, etc). Not a single one of them I've ever tried could accurately count a heart rate during afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Until you can find a doctor who's ego will allow him to cooperate with your other doctors, you could do a Cologuard test.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is NOT how you take Eliquis. DO NOT stop and start it. You need to be taking it twice daily religiously. Why do you insist on constantly stopping your meds when you need them?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Experiencing another episode doesn't mean you've formed new pathways. Flutter following an ablation is generally due to the procedure itself, not a disease process.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's all perfectly normal following an ablation and you definitely don't need to go to a hospital. Your resting heart rate will be elevated for months, possibly upwards of a year. And for the next few weeks or possibly months it may be more reactive to exercise, or less reactive. And are you taking a beta blocker or diltiazem? If so, those will lower your heart rate and even put a cap oby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteben saif What are the information and requirements ablation doctors want before ablation? (anti coagulants-antiarrhythmic drugs- TEE- past cardioversions history -prove of afib- …etc For example is blood thinner a must some time before the ablation? Same with stopping anti- arr drugs . when? They'll want to see your records from your previous doctors. That's all. Donby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That number is nothing to be concerned about and certainly not terrified. Repeat that test next week and the number could easily be on the low end of the range.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Very sorry to hear about your brother. I think people who aren't intimately familiar with strokes often underestimate just how devastating they can be. I see that on this forum all the time. But I've got to agree with Girty that using a bridging procedure provided by a renowned cardiologist shouldn't be major problem for any doctor. If they're unwilling to cooperate with aby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePoppino When flutter started I restarted eliquis Sat sun mon tues today Wait, you're starting and stopping Eliquis? Did any doctor tell you to do that?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Not in my case, as I noted above, the pulse wave amplitude in afib for me is highly variable. Sure, it's more variable with afib than with ectopics on top of NSR, but only if you have measuring devices. If you're simply feeling a radial pulse, the variability won't be that noticeable with afib, but with frequent PVCs and PACs it will be obvious. I'm only referrby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If I were you, I would continue the sotalol on a daily basis until you can talk to them. It's better at preventing episodes than stopping them, so until your EP gives you a better option, I would choose staying in normal rhythm with a drug you know is safe for you rather than just trying to tough it out for the next 4-6 weeks. But sotalol is kind of a heavy hitter and there are drugs like Muby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Or PVCs. Actually, those feel distinctly different when taking a pulse. With ectopics, there's an underlying regular rhythm with short pauses and strong pulses either randomly interspersed or in a repeating pattern (known as bigeminy, trigeminy, etc). The key to identifying afib is that it's irregularly irregular. There's no underlying regularity at all and every beby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You can tell if you're in afib without any devices at all. Just feel your pulse. Is it a regular rhythm? You're not in afib. Is it chaotic and completely irregular? You're in afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think it's flutter too, and I agree the symptoms often get worse before they get better, but that's kind of a lame answer. If I were in your shoes, I would take it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The Apple Watch is useless with regard to afib. It won't even attempt to diagnose anything with a rate over 120, and their support people won't discuss it with you if you've been previously diagnosed with afib. It's an expensive, useless device if you have afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Allen, Not sure what a jumbled up sequence of rhythm issues actually means. It could just mean some harmless ectopics that might eventually go away on their own. The bump in heart rate from 54 to 70 means absolutely nothing; that's perfectly normal. Anyway, it doesn't sound like you're describing a sustained arrhythmia. So I tend to agree with Vanlith to give it more time. Puby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Carey, I got a question. I was under the impression one gets a LAA ablation and has to wait for the swelling goes down before they go back to get the watchman. Maybe he did the Watchman first and LAA touch-up second. I don't think there are hard and fast rules on this. Depends on the specific patient particulars.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome to the club, Girty! That suite is awesome, is it not? Did they have the mini-fridge stocked for you?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you're having extended episodes of AF then that certainly could be the cause. You asked originally if AF could cause fatigue when you're not actually in the rhythm, but now it doesn't sound like you know when you are and when you're not. You can solve that by buying a Kardia. The basic model is perfectly fine and you can get it on Amazon for $89. You don't need the suby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotejennifer92151 Have not had a problem with sotalol except it wasn't working as well lately. When the doctor released me from hospital he said kind of as an after thought, I think I'll take you off sotalol. Didn't sound like a serious decision, certainly not a warning. You should be fine. Talk to them but I would continue taking it if I were you.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Deep breaths, Tom. You're in absolutely no danger and you don't need to be flying anywhere. Yes, the Zio patch will record everything.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you click the "Follow Topic" link at the bottom of the page, the system will email you when anything new is posted to the thread. Incidentally, we are planning to upgrade the forum software as the second phase of our modernization of the site, but as George pointed out, migrating the existing content is going to be a huge task. It is, after all, 22 years worth of data. It'sby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM