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QuoteSamIAm I would be using it both exercising and not exercising. It only exports a csv file? I was hoping it exported a pdf with rythm strip on proper graph paper my cardiologist would be familiar with... something like kardia or apple watch... I don't see a way to export PDF. You can pull up recorded files and display on the screen. You can zoom and pan and take screenshots. Forby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecaliforniagal so if anyone recomends a mag that could be an alternative to the glycinate, I'd love to hear. Chloride, maybe? For me, any mag works. I currently commonly take malate, glycinate & chloride. Citrate, acetate, bicarbonate also work (have to make the last two yourself from magnesium hydroxide - which is what is in milk of magnesia). For acetate, you react it with viby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSamIAm regarding the "ECG EKG Viewer for Polar H10" app, all I'm hoping to use it for is to create a pdf of a rhythm strip I can send to my cardiologist. Is it at least capable of this? I figure it would be better than using the kardia or apple watch for this purpose as the chest strap has a lot less noise. Though please tell me if the app wouldn't even be good for this..by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax Is someone that has a healthy heart closer to the 72% or is anything within the 52-72% Range equally as good? I'd say you are fine as long as you stay where you are. There are various ranges for normal (basically the bottom is 50-55% depending on the reference and probably there are different methods that have slight range variances), but 39-40% or below is heart failurby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSamIAm I'm certain it isn't artifact because it is very repeatable (I just have to pedal harder, my body is still) and I feel the difference in my chest. It happens when I increase intensity too early during exercise, if I ramp up over 20 minutes, then it is much more stable. Just odd that this doesn't come up on holter, they didn't even say I was having PACs at that timeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax I had two echocardiograms done in the last 8 months One was in the hospital after these reactions to the Flecanide. Would ejection fraction show up On those echocardiograms? I have the reports. The EF should be on those reports. It is a big reason to do an echo on an afibber. From memory, normal EF is 55-70%. With a somewhat elevated heart rate, this is one thing yoby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax With that said with the reaction I had to the Flecainide and propafenone how rare is that? Is that the 1:1 potentially fatal conduction flutter I read about or is that something entirely different? Flecainide is commonly prescribed with a beta blocker or some other rate control med to mitigate this risk. Propafenone has beta blocking built in, though it didn't work for youby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSunshine13 Hi everybody, I have paroxysmal A Fib. Recently I’ve been having issues with cold sores. It was recommended to me to take L lysine but I was wondering if anybody is in the same scenario and takes l lysine without it triggering your a fib. I really appreciate any suggestions. Thank you ! Though not in a long time, I took it years ago without afib issues.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSamIAm Thanks GeorgeN. Wow, you've been using this a long time, ahead of the game! Did you see that third pic I attached? Can you zoom in? I assume that is with the "Open HRV reading" function (which I never use). I use Elite HRV, but not for this purpose, just for a morning HRV. However I'm not all that happy with it for that purpose, because if you have a bad straby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSamIAm To me, looking at rhythm strips to find irregular heart beats is kind of like looking at your car odometer changing to figure out car speed... Not going in the way of more convenient, but I've used Polar devices that will record beat to beat or "RR" data for probably 18 1/2 years, starting with the old Polar S810i watch. Around 2014 I migrated, still using a Polar cby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBobsBeat George are you saying you now only take 200 mg bolus dose flec instead of 300 mg? Yes, it took me many years to figure this out. Right from the beginning of using flec on demand, I'd convert into the 80's (my resting rate is in the 50's or so). It would stay there for a while and later drop to normal. I thought this happened to everyone. Many years into this,by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco If I'm understanding well. an ablation is basically either burning or freezing the tissue in the heart that causes the arrythmia, does that mean there is an irregularity of the shape of the tissue then? There is a newcomer, pulse field ablation or PFA. Here is a search on our site. I'd start with moderator Shannon's posts here. Read Shannon's posts in reversby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
In my post to you here, I mentioned vagal, adrenergic and mixed triggers. Exercise most commonly works (IF it works) for those with vagal triggers. Initially, I converted all my episodes with exercise (including running). This lasted for a couple of months, then I had a 2.5 month episode where it didn't work and converted that episode with on-demand flecainide. The length of the 2.5 monby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 Has anyone used any of the HeartMath products? I have had a lot of triggers for any myriad of irregular heart beats over the years and this was recommended by a couple people one being a physician of mine. When watching reviews on it, it focuses on HRV. They don't address afib but I'm wondering if it would be a useful tool for me on an every day basis to calm anxietby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco very interesting about the hair test picking up high calcium. Perhaps some experts out there are right about staying completely away from Calcium. I usually keep my calcium intake about 600 mg daily tot, from food and a bit of bone meal. With my magnesium supplementation the ratio goes in favor of magnesium. My Ca intake is around 400-500 mg/day.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco That is allot of Magnesium, do you ever check your serum and RBC? I checked my Mg RBC after the first time, and it was 4.9 on a scale 4.2-6.8, I generally supplement with 400 to 800mg daily, for the past several months probably only 300/400mg at bed time. I believe there must be a balance between Ca Mg, too much of one can interfere with the absorption of the other Serum mag is a usby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotetobherd They switched him to Eliquis and he complained to me that he felt really tired and didn't feel like doing anything. "I feel lousy!" "Tiredness wasn’t reported in clinical studies of Eliquis. However, tiredness can be a symptom of blood loss or anemia, which are possible side effects of Eliquis. If you have tiredness while taking Eliquis, talk with yourby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco was perhaps the calcium you were ingesting coming along with casein protein and lactose like you would find in dairy food? were the dairy products raw or pasteurized? I remember seen in the forum last year some concern about calcium intake, but Calcium in the cells does not get overly activated by itself, I believe. Certainly, taking extra Magnesium would almost act as a calcium chaby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco could then "this type of fibrosis" be the main reason why the heart goes into AiFib? do we know what cause the fibrosis of the heart muscles and how to reverse it? Here is a review article on atrial fibrosis from 2017 Here is a rat paper from 2013 where they reversed atrial fibrosis. I'm not aware of any trials in humans. I think it is understood that persistby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco is the book below still the bear read on AiFib or you would recommend also something different? It is dated, but it reading it realizing that would give you an excellent background to start. I gave it to my son-in-law and my daughter to prep them when they had a visit with a military EP. Between that and coaching from me and moderator Shannon, they had a short visit and gotby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSamIAm Maybe one disadvantage is that current PFA tools aren't very versatile, where they are just used for PVI, but not for flutter or other troublesome spots.... That may be just in some of the trials. See this post: "I had a PFA last year with Dr Natale in Austin; he ablated the pulmonary veins as well as the posterior wall. PVI + posterior wall is his standard procedure.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco interesting, I assume the vagal/parasympathetic has something to do with the Vagus nerve correct? Absolutely. Years ago, we had a virtual "Conference Room" here. This is a link to the archives: One of our members, Peggy Merrill, created what she called "The List." Whenever somebody had some success in keeping their afib at bay and posted about it, she woby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco As far as common things before the episodes, the first two times I elevated my heart rate suddenly. The first time by sprinting back home from a walk, and the second with a panic attack. However, this last time I had just finished a simple, short and light work out at the gym, 3 exercises 2 sets each with low weight. At the end of the work out I thought I would do a yoga pose called &qby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco Thank you for the info. have you seen anyone else in their 30s doing the procedures you mentioned? Sure, age isn't the issue. If your situation warrants an ablation, then it makes sense.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
When you meet with your EP, you might request an on demand (also called PIP or "pill in the pocket") prescription for flecainide or propafenone, if appropriate for your situation. See the original paper here: Note that for flecainide, the max dose is 300 mg/day for those weighing over 154 #'s (70 kg) and 200 mg/day if you weigh less. Flecainide is also commonly prescribed withby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteAoife5 I'm taking 50mg of metoprolol, and 200mg of Flecainide, prior to the ablation I was taking metoprolol and Eliquis, no issue with either of these, but the Flecainide is posing a problem, over the last four days, I have developed a really bad ticklish cough, which comes on 20 mins after the medication, its very problematic, I struggle to catch my breath, research into the wee hoursby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Taurine (thanks to Jackie) has been a part of my afib remission program for over 18 years (2 g/day).by GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
My understanding for using rhythm meds during the blanking period is for patient comfort while everything is healing. They don't change the outcome of the ablation.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDaisy If you weigh less than 154 lbs/70 kg, the maximum is 200 mg. This is very important. I was prescribed 300 mg per day while weighing only 125 lbs and had a life-threatening reaction. susan.d had that kind of issue as well with 300 mg at about 125 #'s. It very negatively changed the course of her afib journey.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
One cause of uric acid is fructose consumption. University of Colorado researcher & nephrologist, Rick Johnson MD, has studied fructose for many years. Last year he did a 3 part lecture series on the topic, See the Part 1, 2 & 3 videos in this search.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM