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Great post Jackie, Thanks, am starting day two at the International Symposium on the Left Atrial Appendage this Saturday morning (yes the LAA, once almost an afterthought in heart anatomy, has now risen in importance as both the significant stroke risk but also major source of arrhythmogenisis as to warrant its very own annual conference and is very well attended. More later, first talk isby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well, at 22 years old at least her odds of keeling over from a CVD Fecanide induced cardiac arrest was very unlikely. A very good warning though to look closely before swallowing of dishing out pills to others :-). So Glad it was a harmless reminder Barb. Am on break at ISLAA conference this morning a really interesting morning slot of presentations on LAA anatomy, physiology and neuro-by Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George, I trust the Docs knew how to discern 1 to 1 flutter from Vtach or VFib? Not all can. Good news he is doing okay now. His long term hockey career might rest on what the underlying diagnosis really is. Will check into next week when I get a breather. take care, Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
HI Smackman, Likely the Multaq, if it doesn't settle down in two weeks in similar to the time frame it did, more of less, the first time, then you should contact Dr N's nurse about a possible switch to another AAR drug for the rest of your blanking period, if Dr N feels you still could use one by then. Just hang in there as much as possible in the meantime, though no doubt that isby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Joey1974, I drove down to Phoenix today where I am at the moment getting ready to fly to Orlando first thing in the morning for the ISLAA conference, so have not had a chance to watch look into this event with the Hockey player yet. Did you say he is a close friend of yours?\ Not knowing his medical history of details of that prior incident that was supposedly diagnosed as AFIB last yearby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Have been so busy lately have missed out some checking in on the General health forum lately. Liz, with A1c going muvh lower than 5.4 would not signify a health advantage and that is pretty much an ideal level as far as that test goes. You obviously benefit from some good genetics in that regard as well aka your mother apparently from her good long term health eating many things not necessarily cby Shannon - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Great summary Erich, Very glad to see you emphasize the balance in what Paleo eating implies. This is the way to do it in my view as well. Shannonby Shannon - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
HI Ron. It seems your last question has gone missing now too, this seems to be the peekaboo thread but hopefully it is now fully open and functional again. In any event, will try to answer your last question below , at least as I remember it. Flec, as I understand the current protocol and was updated on this recast last week by one of our posters, is that EPs like to triturate the initial dby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
You are most welcome Cindy! We have sort of followed each other down this road for a while now and its very nice to be on the other side of the fence after hooking our star to the right horse. You are right too, though, for people like us with more complex manifestation of the beast, its best to not procrastinate too long, it only drags it all out more and forces the EP to have to do more workby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quercetin is fine Smackman, Im not entirely sure of its associated interaction with respect to Xeralto or the other NOACs, but do some Google searches and see if any actual specific issues have been reported between the two. Don't worry so much about some laundry list of possible interactions that some one reports simply out of throwing in the whole kitchen sink of what might or might not hby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes Liz,' Women do statistically have a bit more challenges than men overall in some cases. Alas, women are more complicated creatures than men on many levels, or better I should say 'more complex', not necessarily 'more complicated' :-) ... certainly more nuanced and richly varied in emotional depth and expressiveness for the most part, and it seems with more complicby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve, Always good to hear from you! The RF time is not always the same as Fluoro time and there is more and more an effort these days to lessen the later (Fluoro) as much as possible even when the former (RF) might need to be a little more. Afhound is right, the time for both actual RF time, which equates to actual burn time, will vary substantially depending on the degree of AFIB and nby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Lynda, So you got your second ablation, good to hear, I bet you are glad its over with, did you return to Dr W? In any event, keep in mind this can all settle down over time during the blanking period. I suppose what they mean by 'atrial runs', which is a rather non-specific term to be sure, is atrial tachycardia or flutter, perhaps runs of AFIB. The could even imply a lot ofby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is a quote from Consumer Labs Vitamin D review showing a significant association of increased survival of women with breast cancer with higher levels of Vitamin D3... the 32.4ng/ml they show is still a too low level but better than the lower values below 30ng/ml a more optimal range is around 60ng/mg to 75ng/ml or so, staying well below 100ng/ml. ...In addition, an analysis of five clinby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Betty, For specific studies, they have to enroll a defined number of people who meet the given study design criteria and so each one will have a select number from their full pool who they will recruit from their overall list of ablation patients. For a prospective study like the one above they chose all of those with paroxysmal AFIB that they ablated between the end of 2000 and January ofby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Morpheus, Smackman's interstitial cystitis is a condition he has had to deal with for some time and way before his ablation. In addition, he did not have a urinary foley catheter during his ablation either, although Dr Natale does use one in most men. Likely with Smackman's issue he decided the balance of risks was with not using it. The modern Thermocool ablation catheters put out aby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
The main thing Nancy is the CT scan and other tests found no TIA or stroke, so it wasn't likely that. That being said, I would avoid curcumin for now while on Xeralto, especially with your prior supplement sensitivity. By the way, your other labs you posted look great for the most part other than some clear fatty acid deficiencies that should be addressed going forward. You have perfect Vby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
HI Nancy, so sorry to hear of your scare on Friday but very glad to hear it wasn't a delayed stroke or TIA after the CT scan, blood work and exams came back. Aura Migraines for those who are prone to them, and even for some having them the first time, can happen in the days after an ablation s well Nancy. And since the blood work and CT scan ruled out a stroke or TIA that is a possibilitby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Deluge, You just click the little 'PM" icon right next to my name at the top of each post I, or anyone else you want to PM. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Oops sorry Randy and Ralph,, I corrected the name in my posts above Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
PS Randy, The 10 year In-Hospital Complication rate from AFIB ablation in the US between 2,000 and 2010 analyzing 93,801 total ablation procedures across the whole US in all size hospitals including small county facilities. showed a 6.29% overall adverse event rate. In Hospital Survey of Complication for Cathether Ablation across the US 2000 through 2010 The key factor in this study wasby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Enjoy Florida Deluge, I'll be in Orlando next Thursday. Three days is okay to fly, but after an index ablation you can certainly still feel some tightness in the chest and SOB at what amounts to 8,000 feet altitude which is what most plane's cabin pressure is set at .... other than the new 787 which is set for more like 6,000 feet cabin pressure, or a bit less, and is a big reasonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good points Morpheus. And Eric, the pattern will hold as long as it does but will definitely change at some point. Its the nature of the beast. In the vast majority of the cases getting gradually ore frequent and longer in duration the longer you have AFIB that has not been fully brought under control either with expert attention to natural dietary, supplement protocols and exercise + stress mby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
PS Deluge, glad to hear you are taking the exercise return slowly, I know they say you can restarts in 5days, but the better part of valor is more like three to four weeks for more strenuous exercise, by all means long brisk walks are okay earlier, yoga, Pilates and even mild to modest body weight resistance such as with TRX straps for example (one of my favorite). Let the inflammation really heby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Erich, This is how it works, AFIB is the great teaser. It gives you breaks making you think its no big deal then reminds you whose boss again while it still has the upperhand. Its a war of attrition and a lifelong management issue that forces you to stay in the game long after you've gotten fed up with having too. You definitely found the right boot camp here for preparing yourself toby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ralph, There are a number of surveys including Natale's with adverse event rates and this article may well have them too when all the details are published. As noted this is a prepublication extract highlighting some of the main findings of the decade long prospective study. They may discuss initial adverse event rates in this study too, but usually you see those mentioned in shorter timby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Cindy, Great news!! So glad to hear it. And yes you are good to go with Nattokinase. I highly recommend Cardiokinase by Pure Prescriptions. It's not the cheapest but it's the best and about 20% more potent than the prior NSK-SD approved forms of Nattokinase and is derived from the 'N Strain' of Nattokinase enzyme. Since its been six months now you should have about as gooby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ron, It varies individually, but if anything after a good ablation that still requires some AAR drugs help it generally helps the drug last longer, assuming the breakthroughs dont require a touch up ablation any time soon. Not necessarily will lower dose make it last longer. In fact the effect of Flec is dose dependent so if its too low that could cause it to be less effective early on,by Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
You are welcome Jean, and yes a trace of effusion could very well still out a damper in energy as well As make you still feel a bit SOB as well but should fully resolve soon as the effusion fully resolves. Thing of a pericardial Effusion like the next level up from run of the mill pericarditis and is just below a tamponade in some cases, other in case of true tamponade an effusion is typicallyby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Morpheus, Yes wouldn't it be wonderful if only optimal ranges were used! This is particularly true for certain endogenous biochemicals such as hormones which tend to decline over time with aging and the stresses and abuses of living. Alas, very few labs even collect and report optimal ranges. Looking at endocrine labs measuring hormone levels in serum or urine for example, the uppeby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM