Note - this post asks for responses from those who have had successful ablations.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
In October 2005 - the whole AF Summit was about whether ablation was preferred over drugs for AF. Subsets of that were the types of ablation and how the burns were achieved and where - as well as which drugs - rate or rhythm control were better. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nattokinase, 6000 FU daily. Occasional 1/2 aspirin. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - lack of oxygen causes headaches. J.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - what was mentioned about stenting in this case was it was difficult to get stents in and functional and also the procedure was horrendous for the outcome. Keeping the stent open is another challenge. Even coronary artery stents remain problematic in that regard. They thought with the special eluting or coating, they would stay open but time is showing they also are failing in some caby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dick and all - following is a reprint of my notes from last year's CCF AF Summit on the section regarding surgical ablation.... just for your review.... a lot of changes occur in a year, but some of the comments are still worth noting. Jackie CCF AF Summit Surgical Approach to AF Pro & Con First Presenter: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr. MD John M. Shoenberg Professor of Surgery Chief of Cardiaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's a really encouraging report, Babs. Best wishes to you for continued improvement in the New Year. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - Bayers patent expired in the 1930s and aspirin became a generic drug. We should all be grateful because imagine the cost today for something so effective and simplistic. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Connie - Thanks for your post and testimonial. So glad it worked out well for you and you now have a peaceful heart for Christmas and ever-after. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mimi - I'm very sorry that you have stenosis and possibly the only good thing to think is be glad it is only one PV. You may just have to learn to live with this, but it certainly would be worth getting several opinions as to what's involved with correction. When I attened the CCF Summit, severe stenosis was touched on lightly and the comment I remember involved something about stentiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doug - it certainly is a special day. A peaceful heart is a true blessing. I'm so pleased for your success and thanks for your testimonial and link. Enjoy live Living with Passion in NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dean - along this line, here is an excerpt from the book by Julia Ross "Mood Cure." " Important Physical Clues that your Serotonin is Deficient In addition to affecting your emotions, low serotonin can also affect your body. I want to alert you to these physical symptoms because you may not realize they have a connection with yur mood states. The most common are (1) gut and heaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Sharon - My best wishes for a Merry Christmas or whatever holiday readers are celebrating this season to all the special readers out there participating to make this forum the best of its type. Thanks, of course, to Hans who makes this all possible. His vision and tireless efforts make this endeavor a true gift for all seasons. My best wishes to everyone a Happy New Year as wellby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The honey bee was the world's first sugar refiner. For those wishing to keep blood sugar levels normal and prevent AGEs - Advanced Glycation Endproducts, honey or any other form of sugar is to be avoided. There is no requirement in the body for sugar intake. For afibbers, it's important to know that consuming sugar in any form (or anything else that requires an insulin response)by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes - of course - acidophilus plus bifidus and plenty of these. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Todd - if I ever get a sinus headache, I just apply essential oil of peppermint to my brain stem area, temples and frontal sinuses plus put some in my cupped palms and inhale (carefully). The headache usually is gone in under 5 minutes. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - this is either the same or similar video we saw at the Summit last year...this and several others... the unnerving part for me was views of the patient speared by all the equipment. We had opportunity to view about a half-day of ongoing videos of various procedure techniques. Thanks for locating that site. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - I'm with you. I am extremely sensitive to repetive extraneous noise. Maybe it would be fine to do outside and way from others for four hours. Like when chopping wood. ; ) George - I assume the dizziness comes from lack of proper oxygenation during extended humming.... try it a while... you don't seem to breathe normally and it probably catches up after prolonged periods.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam - the use of cinnamon has been reported on and off for some years now for lowering blood glucose. If you type in to a pubmed search the word "cinnamon," you'll come up with quite a few studies on this topic. Note from the conclusions of this particular study that the intake has to be very large - in grams of cinnamon for efficacy. Other studies indicate no benefit. CONby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rivta - This instruction comes from Dr. Holsworth, the US nattokinase expert. I questioned him again and he said not to take aspirin with nattokinase. 1000 FU of natto kinase is not nearly enough to get the benefit. If you have active afib - regular events - the dose is 6000 FU daily in divided doses every 8 hours so you have 24-hour protection. Otherwise, 4000 FU daily in divided doses is rby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lisa - not really. You can take aspirin or nattokinase but it's advised not to take both. Some people take a baby aspirin anyway, but it's not advised. I definitely would not advise using natto food while you are in active afib as the vitamin K content is high and unknown relative to dose variables in each product, plus the half life is long so the effect is cumulative. Email me ifby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I totally agree and cannot imagine the number of hours involved in compiling this data and then publishing it in meaningful form. Herculean efforts, Hans. Don't wear yourself out. Take a well-deserved break. This is truly a masterpiece of valuable information. Thank you hardly seems adequate. Healthy regards, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George Right after I gave my LAA clot news, James Driscoll posted that cardioversion often creates clot formation. He gave a study reference as I recall... that was back in 03 and is probably in the archives covering that year. You are correct about the cost of a TEE - it is expensive. As a note of interest, my cardiologist worked on the development of the TEE procedure. And as another nby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - you can go to <www.thewholesoystory.com> for soy information based on the book " The Whole Soy Story - The DarkSide Of America's Favorite Health Food" by Kaayla Daniels PhD. Each chapter in the book is backed up with a significant number of references. Interested readers can also google soy at Dr. Mercola's website - <www.mercola.com> After readingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Very good, Kevin - it interferes with vitamin K in the clotting mechanism but does not guarantee 100% that a clot will be prevented from forming. Hans has reported this previously: A group of German researchers observed that 53% of permanent afibbers admitted to hospital while on effective anticoagulation still had thrombi in the left atrial appendage. Sixteen per cent of these thrombi disby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kay - if a clot is present, they put the patient on warfarin/coumadin and wait until it is gone- which may take as long as six weeks. Sometimes they can use a tPA to break up the clot. Nattokinase will also slowly break up a clot that has formed...emphasizing slowly. My experience with this is as follows: On one occasion, I went over the 48 hour rule and was instructed to show up at theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie OJ - magnesium malate is good for many things but the problem is you won't be able to use enough of this form to get to the levels we are trying to achieve - 400-600 minimum and often up to 800 mg. daily. It is much more likely to create bowel intolerance as opposed to the form - magnesium glycinate - which is formulated to avoid bowel intolerance and provide maximum bioavailabilityby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Consider that you may become hypoglycemic at that hour and this is often a trigger for afib. Take note of your evening meal, any snacks before bed, to see if they contain starchy carbs or sugar or alcohol that will help set you up for hypoglycemia in the wee hours of the morning. The remedy is don't eat those foods and always eat something with protein and a bit of healthy fat - like oliveby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - Art - definitely magnesium helps with muscle spasms and cramps as it relaxes muscle cells. Too much calcium unopposed (without magnesium to offset) will cause muscle cramps as calcium is excitatory to muscle cells. The heart is also a muscle. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - looks good to me but I'd be happier if I could see a label showing content and the amounts of bacteria claimed to be inside each capsule. As I commented previously, labeling can claim one thing but provide inactive ingredients. If this company has a reliable reputation for producing a good product, then it's worth a try. I see the B. subtilis is included so it's a good coby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM