Quotesusan.d I’m interested in your comment George that the Pv’s aren’t the only source of AF in some people. How can these signals get through to the LAA, CS, etc if they don’t need to breach the PV’s? It's not that the signals get through the barrier and travel to the LAA, CS, etc. It's that the signals can originate from those locations too. So if you've got AF emanating fromby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Are you saying that even after an ablation you still have "chaotic AF signals" but they just can't reach the ventricals? i did not know that, i guess I thought after an ablation you were clear of those AF signals. Yes, you still have chaotic AF signals after an ablation. The cells generating those signals are still firing away, but they're electrically isolaby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
LOL.... Don't even bother trying to read and understand that article unless you were planning on attending med school. I took a zoology course in college because it sounded interesting. Okay, it was interesting, but jeezus it kicked my butt. As part of that course we had to learn the entire coagulation cascade, which is insanely complex. Here's a diagram of how clotting works in your boby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks. The karma will be enough.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Carey- how can a maze “ AF cure” have a higher success rate than a RF ablation? Or does it? Was she just lucky?? One still has pathways after a maze that continues to fire AF signals. Right? Am I wrong? I don't know who's claiming Maze has a higher success rate than ablation. I've never seen any stats comparing them. I wouldn't say she's lucky, that'sby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's a conference put on by the folks at stopafib.com. It's a reputable organization and their conferences get good reviews. Yes, Mellanie True Hills had a Maze procedure back in the early 2000s, but don't take her results as typical. Maze procedures are heart surgery and come with all the risks and recovery time that involves. Even the minimally invasive mini-Maze procedureby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If the only concern was bleeding from external cuts, then a NOAC would be hugely superior to aspirin and Plavix. I've been on aspirin, Plavix, warfarin, Eliquis and Pradaxa, and I can say without hesitation that aspirin and Plavix will make small wounds bleed forever, especially if you're taking both. Eliquis and Pradaxa have little effect and don't prolong bleeding much. But hby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteTodd Look at EarthClinics therapies. ACV seems to be popular. Links to specific clinics raise spam alarms for me. Is there any objective scientific evidence that vinegar works?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Is your insurance going to cover it? If so, count yourself lucky. We have to pay for it ourselves and it's $300 per treatment.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 because I didn't go 7 days yes? although I never tried going7 days. I always did ECV before that... Then you don't know if you're persistent or not. My guess would be not since the cardioversions are readily effective, but it's kind of an arbitrary distinction. Since you're not continuously in AF the end result is paroxysmal, not persistent.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shock wave therapy doesn't involve electrical stimulation. It should have no effect whatsoever on anything involving your heart. Incidentally, my wife suffers from plantar fasciitis and has found shockwave therapy extremely effective.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 I guess I have always been persistent. I get ECV and convert back..but not on my own and not with meds (I am on dofetildie.). So that is persistent right? I have gone over a year without an episode though--- then twice in as many weeks. I have never waited out to the 7 day mark LOL. I did convert once as I recall. I think the most I waited was like 4 days. I also have congby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewalt So, my initial aFib episode they ecv’d me, episodes 2 & 3 I self converted, episode 4 the ecv’d me. Am I paroxysmal or persistent? The definition of persistent is continuous AF for more than 7 days.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Properly done, a TEE is a two-hour event involving no discomfort whatsoever.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The notion that the heart isn't a pump is silly. He must have been trying to make some other point. QuoteDavidK P.P.S. Why does the forum software underline the word afib in red when I'm typing it? Argggh... The forum software doesn't do that. It's your web browser. Check your browser's spell check settings.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's largely the same in the US but the vast majority of ablation patients will remain in contact with their EP for upwards of a year, and a year is actually a sort of the unofficial "success" criteria. If you're in NSR without the use of antiarrhythmic drugs 12 months post-ablation, your ablation is considered successful. It's almost unheard of for an ablation to fail paby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
From the clinical trials available it seems to be modestly successful at maintaining NSR after cardioversion, but it's no miracle drug. Other antiarrhythmics such as flecainide probably perform better. For example: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27839812/by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The equivalent dosage for Eliquis is 5 mg twice daily. I've taken both the standard dose of Eliquis (5 mg) and also the half-dose (2.5 mg). The price is the same for both.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
When it comes to afib you might want to review the standards of care in other countries before labeling American care so poor.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You can certainly get a COVID test in Austin, and I'm unaware of travel restrictions to the US currently, so I don't understand why you feel it can't be done.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elizabeth, We can't delete reviews. Only google can do that, and they do so because they've been reported as fake reviews and they agreed when they looked at them. These aren't people who were patients of Dr. Natale. They're retaliation from people with a political agenda who know absolutely nothing about him. Would you want to be influenced by "reviews" like thatby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 edit sorry I can't erase if I posted I guess. had some issues posting and was going to hold off but I guess I have to leave this comment here lol. I need some decaf..I'm feeling a little scattered. Read your private messages.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
We don't want you to. Nobody who hasn't been a Natale patient or at least had a consultation with him should post a review.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib This is different - trying to help fix an unfair situation. I agree. This is an entirely different situation that needed fixing. Nice job, NLAMA. The previous thread I removed was just search engine bait drawing attention to the whole thing.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Since you've had a prior ablation, their reasoning is probably to rule out pulmonary vein stenosis from the first ablation. There isn't a hard and fast rule on this. It depends on the patient and their history.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewalt Trick is getting them all to communicate and work with each other or not being too territorial. See, that's the part that worries me. Are they all communicating? If so, great, no problem. But if not, then the patient ends up adjudicating their advice, prescriptions, etc. and they're probably not even remotely qualified to do that. I've seen people do that and it wasnby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib Carey, Shan, my first event was nearly every trigger at once, caffeine, adrenal supplement, phenterimine, heat, dehydration... ok wham - AF. I addressed every single one of these issues from day one. Is this more an indication of how the heart works to stay in NSR until it hits a tipping point? Reasonable to assume that the long term issues (glycation, fibrosis, genetiby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 I spent the night at the hospital. I had weird feeling in my left side of face. Ct.. then MRI.. did a cardio version legit (not ER) and wow they got me with 1000 joules instead of the bit of a crap shoot that the ER had to do. Take a zero off that number. I assure you they did not shock you with 1000 J because if they had you'd probably be dead and there would be a bigby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you want an AF episode, dehydration is the most sure fire method I know of to achieve that goal. And it doesn't have to be dehydration severe enough for you to even realize. It's the one, single thing I know of that's a universal trigger for everyone.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Your problems aren't Betty's problems. My question is directed at Betty.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM