" I'm being told by an electrophysiologist that I must do ablation ASAP" Seen that myself. He must have a Porsche payment due or his eye on a new home in Telluride. Fire him.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not to mention elevated CRP, damage to the brain and / or just dying in your sleep.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
While in AFIB my HRV is off the charts!by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you read accounts of long covid, many people have had the same results in testing - O2 levels are fine, ejection fraction is fine, etc - yet this fatigue sets in very fast. Have you noticed that you have the ability to lift the same amount e.g. bench press 100lbs, but not the ability to do 25 reps of that amount? Taking naps or days to recover from active days? PASC fatigue linby PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
The article is bullshit. OSA leads to AF.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds more like long covid to me. If you're in NSR you would experience fatigue at the same level as if you never had AF or as you experienced it pre-covid. Timing is everything. If the symptoms are unique to post covid then it's safe to assume long covid. Next problem - what to do about that.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
A nurse friend of mine told me it's not always motorcycle season so there's often a shortage of healthy young organs. Maybe pig hearts are the solution... Oink oink!!by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Blame it on the dog.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
AFAIK AFIB begets AFIB. It only gets worse as time goes on.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Are they not allowing others to be in the hospital due to covid?by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan, How many procedures have you had to date? Would you consider yourself someone who might have been better off with the conclusions offered?by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Can someone put the entire article into context? "Simplicity is key. Don't ablate too much, especially at advanced stages," said lead study author Dr. Nassir Marrouche, director of the Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute and The Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discoveries (TRIAD) at Tulane University School of Medicine. "Too much ablation is not helping our patients todby PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'd easily give up alcohol for freedom from AF. I crave a sip now and then but not worth it over all.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Does anyone know what is the nature of ablated tissue? Is it a scar like burnt material, or is it fibrotic? Is there anything that can undo an ablation? Is the nature different from standard ablation vs PFA?by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Last time I had some caffeine in my coffee it was atrial flutter. When I drink it's only a few sips or so. I guess I'll have to try it and see if I can manage.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alcohol has zero to do with my af history. I might have a few drinks a year over the last 30 years. But since having af I've given up soda and regular coffee because of caffeine. Now and then I'd just like to have a drink. By drink, I mean scotch on the rocks or some brandy. Any problems with that?by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Friend of mine says you're now safe to stick a knife into a live toaster. The 2 shocks I received as a child have me convinced not worth confirming that he's 100% wrong. I've had a shock from changing fuses in an old house I had with knob and tube wiring. It's been a few years but I've had to change out AC capacitors and these can give a lethal shock if you dby PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great posts George! Dominik Linz has many papers on AF and OSA. As does Prash Sanders Mike Mutzel is solid on mouth tapingby PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sleep-related hypoxemia is a better indicator of atrial fibrillation (AF) risk than the commonly-used apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), new research suggests. "Our findings suggest the importance of looking more at hypoxia when doing a sleep study and trying to stratify cardiovascular risk," co-investigator Catherine Heinzinger, DO, of the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, told Medscape Medical Newsby PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
With the way insurance and medical costs have been going this may be a solution. Obviously NOT medical advice. A quick shock from a Taser may have zapped a man's fluttering heart back into a healthy rhythm, doctors reported on Tuesday.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Always an exception out there somewhere.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
From reading the archives Natale won't do the Watchman in the same procedure as an LAA.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Why would people vote for a person that has the problems this man has, I feel bad for him but he may not have the energy that is required for the job. He needs a better doctor that will ensure he's a healthy 236 lbs.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Or same situation as Watchman?by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
'Blanking' is afibber term for the f word? e.g. I wouldn't wish blanking AFIB on my blanking mother-in-law and she's a blanking horrible person. If it's not a slang term then I am drawing a blank.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon Avocados are healthy food. Their production isn't so for the Planet... Or for farmers resisting the drug cartels. I'll see if I can buy Gordon's locally. Maybe FreshPoint has them?by PavanPharter - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
7 ablations. If there a Guiness record for this?by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM
Because I wasn't in flutter until now. What can I do now? Likely need an ECV cause drugs won't break this. Might have prevented it. IDK.by PavanPharter - AFIBBERS FORUM