Quotecolindo And if we take eliquis, what are the chances of not getting a stroke? 99%? Tempting to think of it that way, isn't it? It sounds trivial to compare 99% to 98%, but keep in mind that if you run a trial with a thousand participants, you're going to get 10 more strokes per 1000 people with the higher risk. Taking an anticoagulant reduces your risk of stroke/TIA/systemiby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecolindo So if we round down to 2% that's like 98% chance of not getting a stroke? Yep.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecolindo Please tell us why the risks go up by 2.2% each year, what causes this? It doesn't go up every year. It remains at about a 2.2% chance of suffering a stroke per year. It's the same as rolling dice. If you have a 2.2% chance of a certain number coming up and you roll the dice once, you have 2.2% chance of rolling that number. But if you roll the dice 10 times, you'llby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth I don't think Carey or Shannon have stopped anyone from posting, the post could be deleted but the poster wasn't kicked off the board. We've never stopped anyone from posting. Other than the occasional spammer who manages to slip in, I can only remember one individual we removed from the board in the last few years. That person was combative and disruptive and cameby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteRobin I am confused with the CHADS scoring. I guess my current score is 1. However I'm turning 75 in June and I guess my score will then be a 2. How do I figure out the risk of a stroke in layman's terms without the Eliqus. You can figure out your CHADS score by clicking here. The good news is you can subtract 1 from your score for being female. That point is no longer countedby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotevanlith so you make up your own mind but the close minded attacks are coming believe me. No, they're not. Personal attacks, whether close minded or not, aren't tolerated here. Such posts will be removed and the author warned not to repeat them. If anyone sees such a post, click the "Report" button at the lower right of the message and let us know. It will be dealt withby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth I understand that you don't believe Kennedy, but to say that he is a sad legacy for his father is a very hateful statement and should be stricken. i believe his father would be proud of him, Robert Kennedy Jr. is fighting for what he believes. . JFK might admire him for fighting for what he believes, but what he believes isn't grounded in facts, logic, or science, andby Carey - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteJoe If you had Covid you'd have antibodies to many more proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus than what you'd get from any vaccine. Getting the vaccine would most likely not hurt (if you are good with all the other parts contained in the vaccine), may or may not improve your immunity. Just my 2 cents I'm sorry, Joe, but I think that's overstated, at best. Actually having Cby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Afib is irrelevant to the vaccine. So is having had COVID previously. Go to your appointment without concern.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
There's nothing special or unusual about the COVID vaccine, no reason to hesitate receiving it, and very big reasons to get it as soon as you can. The only added risk of having afib and getting the vaccine is not getting the vaccine. Having afib means you're at heightened risk from the disease, but not the vaccine. COVID kills people and renders them invalids for months, possibly foreveby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Several people had problems with iPads, but they've all reported those problems are resolved now, so I expect (hope) you'll get the same results.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robert Kennedy Jr. is a rabid anti-vaxxer. I wouldn't consider a single word out of his mouth credible. (Rather a sad legacy for his father.)by Carey - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Probably wouldn't have any effect since thrombocytopenia is a lack of platelets and Eliquis has no effect on platelets.by Carey - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Needing to be cardioverted during an ablation isn't unusual and doesn't really mean anything.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN It is an SSL Certificate issue & I'm sure web designer, Naomie, is working on it. It is an issue integrating the new afibbers.org with the older forum. Some of our pages must begin with http:// rather than https:// Yep, exactly right. It's no secret that the forum software is rather dated and needs to be upgraded, so getting it to behave nicely with newer technologieby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Depending on when you tried to login it's possible you tried when the site was being worked on. It was inaccessible for a while today. And the iPad problem might also be due to the upgrades after all. We hope to have these last lingering nits fixed this week, hopefully by tomorrow.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLorraine I was standing at the time when I started to feel woozy, head spinning, ears ringing, weak as all get out, felt like I had to poop (sorry!). Hubby had to walk me to the recliner. At this point, I’m thinking I’m going to have to get to the ER fast. But, within about ten minutes, I started feeling better and soon after that I sensed that I might be in NSR. Kardia confirmed it. HR wasby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's very strange, and I don't see how the site upgrade could be involved. Are you sure you don't have Caps Lock on or something like that? Passwords are case sensitive.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You need to be under 100 all the time except when you're exercising. This is really important because allowing tachycardia (HR > 100) to continue for months can lead to heart enlargement and ultimately heart failure. I would imagine this is why your doctor is increasing the dosage. As for the symptoms you're feeling, that's probably due to coming off the beta blocker. Peopleby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePoetKim In Canada & US, the guidelines recommend anti-coagulation at the lower CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1 in men or 2 in women, And cardiologists in Canada & US seem to tell us with much hysteria that we could stroke out at any moment if we don't take these drugs. Yet their European colleagues do not agree. PS... How do I add bold or italics to text with the new interface? Iby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If the cardioversion is necessary within the blanking period (generally 3 months) then absolutely not. It has no prognostic value at all. After that, it becomes more likely it's an indicator the ablation may not be complete, but these things vary so widely from person to person that it's hard to make blanket statements.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diltiazem is dosed to the patient's needs, not any sort of stages of AF (there really isn't such a thing). The dose that works for one person might not work for another with the same "level" of AF, so doctors generally start with a standard dose somewhere in the middle range and tweak it as needed. Most patients with AF are on doses between 180 and 360 mg PER DAY, so if youby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You know you passed the test when you outlast the sticky pads!by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Most (all?) modern ICDs are cardioversion safe, and even older ones generally are too. It's standard protocol for them to place the pads distant from the ICD just as a general safety measure. And keep in mind that if you have an ICD, it can probably be commanded to deliver a shock internally, so there may be no external shocks needed at all.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know you'll have to go private to do this, but if you really want to set your mind at ease schedule an echo-stress test with a cardiologist. They'll put you on a treadmill, hook you up to an ECG, and push you harder and harder until you're exhausted. If you've got anything weird going on, this should provoke it and they'll be able to capture the whole event on a 12-leadby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's what he did in the post right above yours.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have no idea what that first person was talking about on the phone, no idea what football player they were talking about, and I think they need to be more careful about what they tell patients and how they say it. I'm almost sure that person was a tech, not a doctor. If what you've experienced was indeed NSVT, you'd probably already have an implanted defibrillator at this poiby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You're good. Believe what they're telling you.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoyWin Covid has been deadly for many. Indeed, and many who survived have discovered they didn't get off so easy after all. Read up on COVID long haulers. Many people with even minor cases of COVID have found themselves with debilitating syndromes lasting months, or possibly even indefinitely. Young, healthy athletes who had mild cases have ended up with heart damage, lung damage, eyeby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM