QuoteCC ... while I get comfortable I do George's breathing routine. As I've mentioned more than one breathing routine, I'm curious which one you are referring to?by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteFuzzyduck I know they ablated three areas including the apVI, posterior wall and a minor part on the appendage. Curious, when you get the report, if they used the PFA tool for all of it? Glad it is going well so far!by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting. The first reference I got on afib was "Lone Atrial Fibrillation, Towards a Cure" by the founder of this site, the late Hans Larsen. Below are some quotes from it that I just pulled up on vagal afib & beta blockers from the PDF version I got in 2004 (a 2015 version is available on Amazon, but there is no Kindle version). My AF is almost always (though not 100%) noctuby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMeganMN I was having to split it into quarters and it was literally just a tiny little grain, and I still needed a lower dose! I am hoping a compounding pharmacy might be able to make some that are a more consistent dose. I probably need a 1.25 or even less. We will see!! Don't know if some form of this would work. My wife takes 3 mg low dose naltrexone (LDN). We self-compound,by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteShiny Sleeves I'm thinking some people can identify and eliminate all their triggers and use supplements and careful monitoring and be pretty much afib free for long stretches, like decades. I was hoping I was one of them but I'm not so sure I'm that lucky, so I've got an ablation scheduled. I understand completely. At 68, I wonder as I age if I will be willing and ablby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib There are a few of us like me, GeorgeN, and Steve Carr that have been able to regress their AFIB over a fairly long period of tome (decades). Electrolyte balancing and a Ca+ reduction diet has been a part of this comprehensive effort, that so far has reduced our AFIB. Steve Carr has kept his afib at bay and calcium reduction was a big part of that. His site (requires free reby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi Are you not concerned about your bone health without enough calcium intake? I have osteoporosis and was told to consume 1000mg calcium per day. Ugh, such a dilemma! First, there is a lot of osteoporosis in the maternal side of my family. My late grandmother, my aunt (93) and my late mother all had it. My mother got jawbone necrosis from the bisphosphonate meds. Hence it is sometby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shortly after my first episode in 2004, I learned of the saying, "afib begets afib." Then I had an episode that lasted 2.5 months. I thought my chances of controlling afib were very low. During the episode, my EP wanted me to stay out of rhythm as my afib heart rate was < 100 BPM (as determined by a holter monitor) & said I was doing well. My path to afib was excessive enduraby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Thanks George, since you mentioned chicken pox - i remember that i had that one as well. Probably had all the contagious infections plus some in my childhood without any adverse effects. My layperson's understanding is that the chickenpox virus stays dormant in the body after the infection. I assume the immune system is handling this. Then as we age, our immune system tends to dby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Wonder if anybody had it? I had chickenpox as a child (and so did everyone I knew). "Chickenpox, or chicken pox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV), a member of the herpesvirus family." Sourceby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMcHale Hey GeorgeN, I see your still here old friend........are you still doing the supplemental regimen keeping the BEAST at bay or did you finally get ablated....? McHale, I am unablated. I still use my regimen. So far, flecainide has never failed to convert me when I've used it. What I've noticed over time is I see a lot more of what appears to be flutter (high rateby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi Just realized Shingles vaccine is only good for 7 years, ugh. In the most recent study, it shows strong benefit for 10 years. The issue is that the vaccine is relatively new, so longer term data aren't available. The first study was for 7 years.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMcHale Shannon calls about a 6 months later right before Labor Day Weekend and tells me Natale is in New York, he's opening up three brand new state of the art EP labs at Saint Lukes in Manhattan. He knows all about you and is waiting to see you this coming week. Shocked he tells me you always said if only Natale was closer you'd get ablated. Yes, Natale is wonderful, but the qby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 I would love to read that info George if you have a link available. Study publication "Folks who received the Tdap/Td vaccine to protect against tetanus and diphtheria were 30% less likely than their unvaccinated peers to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to the research. About 7% of vaccinated patients developed Alzheimer's versus 10% of unvaccinated patientby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I got the two injection (as Gloaming noted) Shingrix set about a year ago and did not notice anything untoward. I'm selective with vaccines and did notice an association of increased afib with C19 vaxes. Having a genetic risk and family association with Alzheimer's, the data suggesting a 25% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease for those having the vaccine convinced meby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not on the AW, but I use a Polar H10 chest strap and the HRV Logger app for recording to get an effectively infinite (many hours) recording of beat to beat data in ms. The only downside is I have to download the data after recording to view the whole series on an ancient Polar Windows program, where visually windowing on various pieces of the data are very fast & easy. The HRV Logger app, iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've noticed, if I'm not pristine about my form holding the Kardia for the reading, that I can get a wide QRS reading. On repeat, it is usually normal if I pay close attention to not moving & etc while doing the reading.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax I wonder what percentage of people do have that issue and what percentage don't. From your description I would have to think many more DO have the issue then not. I can go 6 hours without peeing or more if I had too. I do get up once at night to pee but if I'm really exhausted I sleep straight through. And the same when I was in Afib 100% of the time with an equallyby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
My recollection, from when I was thinking about this years ago was with bnp associated with afib causing polyuria. Here is a Google scholar search on bnp & afib Same for atrial flutter:by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDaisy I searched BNP and to my surprise not a single post regarding it is on this forum. If you do an advanced search for BNP with all dates and all forums, you will find quite a lot of posts. Here is such a search.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
For what it is worth, the 2032 is twice as thick as the 2016 and the company suggests a 2016 (which is what I've always used).by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone You were right to question what Kardia's AI told you, because it's not 100% accurate in its interpretations, however in this case, Kardia was right. And you had that confirmed by both Kardia's cardiologist as well as a couple of opinions here. But do send the ekg's to your ep and/or surgeon that did your Maze, so they will have everything on record. @cornerbby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone Thanks for posting. I can't get much from the link without a paid subscription. If you have one, could you (or anyone) paste the study here, or if not allowed, send it to me via PM. What I do know is that the first generation PFA is a very blunt instrument compared to RF, so what it can do outside the pulmonary veins is limited. Curious to see how far they have gone with it.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecalvin Is there a resource or list for all the abbreviations that everyone uses?by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congratulations and continued NSR to you!!!by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey It shouldn't matter what your upper chambers are doing. The connection between them and your ventricles has been severed. So your ventricular rate (your pulse) remains normal during all this, right? Susan's second image shows this disconnection: 287/63. The high atrial rate is obviously very symptomatic for Susan. I'm curious as to why the symptoms? I thought that tby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
William Harris, PhD, who has studied omega 3's for decades reviews a number of the studies in this YouTube. He doesn't mention the lack of statistical significance in some of the studies that I highlighted above. In one study, he noted that those taking omega 3's lived longer, so had more time to develop afib. An interesting thought.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Looks to me like NSR at 78 BPM with frequent PAC's and the PAC's are followed by a longer, compensatory beat.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've heard of a few folk who had an adrenergic afib trigger have a BB help them from getting afib. Does your trigger tend to be adrenergic or vagal (parasympathetic). For more description go to and click on "Are there different types of LAF?" Basically an adrenergic trigger would happen from increased activity. For example, lifting something heavy up ( a friend got afibby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi I am thinking about booking a 15-day Antarctica Cruise in December. Anyone here has done it? I had my index ablation last July, had one episode of Afib earlier this month I am cautiously optimistic, or should I be concerned about traveling so far on a cruise? As a guy who has used on-demand flec to convert episodes (and it has always worked) for over 19 years, I'd go anywhereby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM