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QuoteMadeline Scanning through many of these posts, I am seeing that some people don’t feel the need to get ablation if your symptoms aren’t so bothersome and are controlled with medicine. I think that would be me, but I am on the list to get ablation. I do look forward to getting off the anti-arrhythmic & blood thinner, but other than that my afib is not heavy duty by any means. I was surpby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is not from personal experience, but I always hypothesized that a BB might help an adrenergic afibber stay in NSR. The logic is the BB acts as a "governor" on the heart rate and helps keep it modest, since afib generally occurs in the midst of activity in those with an adrenergic trigger.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJDfiB Are those that have eliminated symptoms by reducing calcium also taking a calcium channel blocker? QuoteSteveCarr JDfiB, I don't take any medication, and as far as I know, neither does GeorgeN (at least not regularly). In my case, I have never had a migraine. As to afib, as I've previously reported, there was a period where I was consuming a lot of calcium through foodby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack I had recently increased potassium iodide (liquid) supplementation to 1g/day. After the episode converted I stopped the supplementation for a couple of months. I then decided to be scientific about it, as the episode was a cake walk and I’d lost my fear of AF anyway, so I reintroduced the same potassium iodide supplement at the same level. About a month later I had an AF episodeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotejohnnyS Dean, thanks for the info, I wouldn’t mind trying it especially for the pylori, but where would one find natto and I assume it has to be Japanese import? Available in my area at a Japanese market, in the frozen section. They come in ~50g containers, 3 or 4 wrapped together. You can also ferment your own and order starter over the internet.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack AliveCor just started pre-selling the Kardia 6L. It’s a six-lead EKG. You hold it between your fingers and also on your left knee. It will trace leads I, II, III, aVR, aVL, and aVF. I pre-ordered one. Do I think it’s really necessary for diagnosis of atrial arrhythmia? No. But I’ve gotten to be kind of a nerd on this stuff and with disposable income I figured why not. Remember yourby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteShannon Good to hear from you Barry. Where are you these days? Shannon, Barry mentioned in a recent post that he's in the Hong Kong area, as he has been previously. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBarry G. The bottom line on my reference letter states.....ECG: SR 81, No ST changes. ?regular atrial wave at 300bpm with 3:1 block. No idea why the ?is at the beginning of the word regular above, but then I am in China so mistakes easy to happen with local translation and possible typos. The Cardiograph printout states..... Sinus Rhythm. Abnormal q Wave (111). The Chinese company Contecby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Barry, I concur with Carrey and wolfpack. Flutter is the likely answer. PS, I recall all of your ablation stories from years ago. Cheers, Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLiz Why do all of these docs do Ablations when they can't fix the problem, surely if Natalie can do it why isn't there doctors studying his methods so whatever they are doing wrong can be changed. QuoteGill My understanding is that it’s not a question of which methods they are using. Ablation is an extremely difficult procedure, and it takes many hundreds of them before an EPby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack Interesting. How does a trans-septal puncture have neurological effects? Does it fail to heal, thus allowing deoxygenated blood to cross over into the left side of the heart and create a mild hypoxia in the brain? Don't know how a trans-septal puncture relates to a PFO < but there appears to be an association between aura migraines and PFO's (Patent Foramen Ovale), whby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekatesshadow This thread made me think of a question I have. When a doctor and patient decide to leave the patient in "permanent" Afib, doesn't that cause heart damage (failure? ) since your heart is not working efficiently? If your rate is well controlled, then no, heart failure should not happen. There are people who live with permanent afib for decades. Medicating wby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm amazed at the number of people I know that have it afib. Also many who are diagnosed have no idea how to tell if they are in afib. I saw a friend at a party. He mentioned he had afib and was looking at getting a Watchman device (never had an ablation). I asked him if he was in afib at that moment. He replied no. I asked if I could feel his pulse. Sure enough he was in afib. I haby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
< "Conclusions Migraine with aura was associated with increased risk of incident AF. "by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebkimura Oh well, so much for Waller Water for me. After awaking this morning, I filled my mug with waller water and consumed it over 45-60 minutes. (Mixture contained approx. 250mg of magnesium) Prior to completing the mixture, I started experiencing some ectopics. (Sometimes I get a few when I first get up in the morning but they're usually short lived) They continued and became morby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Over the years, I've consumed concentrate frequently. I require a large amount of magnesium and the dilute version wouldn't ever work for me. I don't consume it around meals. Anymore, I'll make magnesium acetate by reacting the magnesium hydroxide with organic apple cider vinegar in a 2:7 (2 parts magnesium hydroxide as milk of magnesia to 7 parts vinegar). Thisby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekatesshadow I have been taking 3 capsules a day thinking I was getting a total of 600 mg of magnesium. I ran out so I bought a new brand that says it is 225 milligrams of elemental magnesium for 3 capsules. Should I just start out with the three capsules per day? It is also magnesium glycinate but does specify 225 mg of elemental magnesium (for 3 capsules) Yes, I'd start there andby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack Elemental matter, other than oxygen, is useless to the human body. If you can find it on the periodic chart, you can’t eat/breathe/drink it. It will always have to be in some compounded form that can cross the intestinal wall and be metabolized by the liver into an ionic form of the element circulating in the bloodstream. True, but for our purposes, katesshadow is only getting 28by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMadeline I believe it was you I saw wrote someone how to update, but I saw nowhere to do that, so I wrote an email to Kardia to ask about it. Maybe I will hear back in a few days. On an iPhone, go to Apps and then search on Kardia and select update (if it isn't done automatically). I'm not familiar with Android, but they must have a similar procedure. If less than 50, itby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
From:< "But the most important next step, he said at a press conference, is to identify those patients who are most likely to respond to the treatment and then perform a larger RCT in this group." My hypothesis is that those with an adrenergic, not vagal trigger, would be most likely to respond.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gill, As I'm sure you know, I've been here since 2004 and know your story well. I'm very pleased how well it has worked out for you. It truly speaks to finding the best ablationist you can, which you surely did, and let them do their magic. Continued NSR to you!!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Because I use a non-standard way of using the contacts (to get a Lead II read - right hand and left lower abdomen above hip), I can get some artifact in the data. Sometimes this will lead to an "Unclassified" result. I can tell the difference with out the Kardia, so I don't care. I only record NSR every morning in case I ever have an episode that does not convert and I need to gby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
No, but from what I understand it is not considered good practice now. I understand, if your pacemaker fails, you are done. Also, it doesn't stop the afib in the atria, so you still have the stroke risk.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesmackman George How in the Hell did you sleep with your mouth shut with tape? LOL You must be a sound sleeper. I have to wear a full face mask for CPAP therapy because I am a mouth breather. It took me months to find a mask I could comfortably sleep with and now I cannot sleep without it. Irish breathing instructor, Patrick McKeown, has written, presented and done podcasts on this topic.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesmackman George How in the Hell did you sleep with your mouth shut with tape? LOL You must be a sound sleeper. I have to wear a full face mask for CPAP therapy because I am a mouth breather. It took me months to find a mask I could comfortably sleep with and now I cannot sleep without it. Point is not to mouth breath. That is an issue and it has taken an effort. I've had nasal congeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
In my quest to eliminate all possible triggers, I wore an r-r heart rate monitor during sleep many years ago. You can see apnea patterns in the tachogram (HR vs time graph). I saw mild ones in mine. I started taping my mouth shut at night to be sure I was breathing through my nose. My heart rate patterns cleaned up very significantly.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe, See Shannon’s post on Australian EP’s recommended by Dr Jais from Bordeaux <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Coffee doesn't cause afib or flutter. In fact, there's evidence that it's helpful. There have been anecdotes in the ancient past here where coffee was a trigger for some. However when some switched to organic coffee, it was no longer a trigger. Hence it may have been the pesticides & etc. that were truly the trigger for some. As Wolfpack says, it depends on theby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've found this 20 minute mp3 is a good exercise, both for breathing and as a meditation tool < It is from breathing instructor, Patrick McKeown. Anxiety Free is one of his programs. The idea is the slower and lower volume breathing will decrease sympathetic dominance (as a vagal afibber, I've never had this or any other meditation technique trigger a vagal afib episode).by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting. Looked up the capnography machine in the video. A bit pricey at $3,500. Using similar tools, Dr. Konstantin Buteyko, measured % Alveolar CO2 in % and mmHg. This was for research for the USSR space program. He developed a simple test he called the "Control Pause" or CP and created a correlation: The CP (aka Body Oxygen) test is very simple. You are breathingby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM