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Great news Steve! Continued NSR to you. Steve's posts several years ago were informative for me because, though my afib is very well controlled now (no afib for 14 months), I had a 2 1/2 month episode 10 years ago: < QuoteMy one note of caution would be what Pierre Jais told me and that is " A PVI will not be enough if you have persistent afib." I told him that I had hby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Latrogenia, You are most likely doing it. Here is another article < Any pulse point will do: wrist, carotid, temple. Even though I've got all kinds of electronic monitors, my first is always my finger on my pulse point in front of my ear lobe. I can detect afib in "4 beats or less." I've felt some afib pulses that are hard to detect as afib, but usually iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
It certainly wasn't a feature of afib for most of my 10 year afib career. During the approximately one year timeframe when my calcium intake was too high, I was sensitive to many more vagal things: ice cold drinks, spicy food, the vagal aftermath of orgasm, being prone on my left side & etc. When I got the electrolytes right for me, the sensitivity went away, too. I also have neverby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here is a search on Morady though the archives here <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Small LDL and triglycerides usually tend to be correlated with carbs in the diet. I say usually, because with my APO E4 gene, animal fat is also correlated with trigs. I'm not sure about the small dense LDL, we'll find out. There are interesting reversal stories from vastly different approaches. Dr. Patel, describes his n=1 experiment using a very low carb with once a week carb cyby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isn't it possible to be in AFIB and not experience any physical symptoms? Yes, however being asymptomatic is usually associated with a low afib rate rather than a high one. I also read the echo can be misleading if you aren't in AFIB at the time, is this correct? What typically comes from the echo is a) your ejection fraction as well as b) the left atrial size. Your ejection fby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
From Shannon's link: With a person who has a heart arrhythmia, who has been shown via testing to be magnesium-wasting or deficient (as measured by erythrocyte mag levels), then I think it's safer to go a little higher, with doctor's supervision of course and not forever (a shorter term). With your product , since it has malic acid, it is great for people with fibro and musclby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Denver, Congrats. I recall your ablation. I wish you continued NSR!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, My result was like yours, so that is why I did the APO E gene test. As I have a 4 variant, it makes sense. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would agree with you in that circumstance, but it is truly beyond my pay grade...by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
CT scans are useful. My understanding is they don't show the soft plaque, which is the most dangerous kind as it can detach. Hence the carotid ultrasound ought to be run also.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
John Bedson. He also is a strong advocate of propantheline bromide for vagal afib.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Can cholesterol be atherogenic. Yes. The best indicator out of a standard lipid test is the triglyceride to HDL ratio. Ideally this should be 1 or less and certainly less than 2. Usually, triglycerides are a function of carbs in the diet. Reduce carbs, lower triglycerides and raise HDL. If you are APO e variant of 4 (see my post above), this may not be the only reason. My take is thatby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz, That would be interesting! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've tested myself at a lab and it doesn't really matter whether I take 1 g K/day or 11 g K/day, the serum result is 4.1 on a fasting test. I've not had a really low test since my first afib episode 10 years ago - 3.2. I think that was a function of low mag. The only readings I've had that are higher were a couple of hours after taking potassium - those jumped to 4.8.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Randy, I recently had a carotid artery scan - CIMT. Even though I'm been on a very low carb diet, I have some calcification. As my doctor said, "if I were you, I'd be very frustrated as you're doing all the right things." I found a protocol (shown in #5 in my post in this thread: < ) that included fish oil as a way to help this. So I started taking 3-5gby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, As to niacin, Dr. Gundry published on why... while lowering cholesterol, it raises the level of LP PLA2, an inflammation marker < Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
First - I'll state my bias - I think the "standard" approach is very misguided. I also don't know why it should be different for afbbers except that many non-lone afibbers have coronary artery disease as a co-morbidity. So 1. Do you have a problem? I'd request a CIMT scan < . This is an ultrasound of your carotid arteries. It measures both blockage and intimby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Eddie, If your afib generally lasts 10-12 hours and you are nervous, why not wait for this one to convert and then start Sotalol? Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron, MCT oil is medium chain triglyceride oil - it is refined from coconut oil. < Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Liz, Thanks! The concept is that, at least a part of Alz disease is an "energy crisis." As you point out there is plenty of insulin and plenty of glucose, but the brain cells can't use the glucose as fuel. Ketones use a different pathway for metabolism, therefore if you can get serum ketone levels up, it gives the brain an alternative source of fuel. Mary Newport MDby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nel, I unsuccessfully tried some solutions for my Windows Chrome. It is not much of a priority for me as I always web surf on the Mac side, not Windows. My other suggestion would be to punt and download and use Mozilla Firefox or Opera as a browser. You might also ask your grandson to undo what he did. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Mark, Everything I've read/seen on Dr Ernst is very positive. See the link in my post here < for a bit more her impressive background. The rest of the thread, before my post, is worth reading, too. Good luck!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken, Good luck! Prayers and good thoughts for continued NSR! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nel, It is a browser setting issue. I have Windows installed on a virtual machine on my Mac. For some reason the Google Chrome browser saves the password when run on the Mac side, but not on the Windows side. Firefox and Safari work fine on the Mac side and Explorer works on the Windows side. Someplace in the settings for your browser is a preference to ask to save passwords. Thisby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah, Here is a search on Cardy Meter, which is the device: < CR 74 talks about it: < The company that makes it is named Horiba. They make a number of Cardy Meters that test different ions. Here is a Google search for the potassium one < The Periodic Paralysis people are the ones that came up with the idea for using an agricultural meter for this purpose: < <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Nel, Are you using a browser on a phone or tablet for access? If so, that is what I experience on my iPhone and IPad. My computer's browser will store the login info for me. Haven't found a way around it on the smaller devices. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob, Maybe Shannon or someone else can frame these questions better, however I would ask both how many afib ablations they have done, how many per year they do and try to get a feel for difficulties of the ablations they perform. My sense of both the Bordeaux and Natale teams is that they have success statistics as good as anybody, with a much more difficult caseload. Also, what youby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ralph, Not suggestion you should take flec, just that my recommendation is to take any conversion agent, including mag, as soon after afib start as possible, for the best chance at conversion. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM