We're assuming he has afib which might not be true. Could be SVT too?by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
I will admit ever since I've started supplementing with magnesium and then potassium again religiously as a last ditch effort to avoid an ablation right now I'm pleasantly surprised my heart has basically been in NSR the last few months. Wally Water in particular has turned the tide. I add a tablespoon of potassuim along with ribose mix and drink. The only side effect is the runs whichby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Neroli.B I said I understood but I had no idea what your situation was. Central sleep apnea too to boot which is a big trigger more so than obstructive. Hope Natale does you soon!by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well said Tom trying to treat a serious infection with alternative medicine risking organ damage, blindness,deafness etc...and death is not good advice and there are no do overs here.by McHale - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Neroli.B Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yep, we are in agreement. I am fighting that one > now; have a CHADs score of 1, but they make it 2 > because of my "co-morbidities" and if I wait > around for three years it will be 3, and I will be > both too old and too high a CHADs. So I am going > for it now - go to see Dr. Natale nby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike, Just in case you missed this take a look; I don't think they really addressed where the afib was emanating from till now so most ablations in the past were a crap shoot.by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mellanie True Hills Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just an update regarding Dr. Narayan...he really > rocked the Heart Rhythm Society medical conference > last week and there was so much buzz about what he > is doing. It seems that the EPs are finally > catching on to this incredible new direction. > > He and I sat down again and diby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
The other point he mentioned was afib was not as chaotic in the atrium as originally thought usually 1 or 2 focal points sometimes 3.by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray, You forgot my post already?by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans, I never said that there is no cure for afib just parroting what the EP told me. 8-10 years is sweet and like a cure but I'm sure they find the underlying cause of afib soon and bring better treatments to the table! Dr Narayan is on to something!by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Success rates ranged from 33% at one center to 100% at three centers, according to Dr Ralph J Damiano Jr (Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO), who presented CURE-AF here at the American Association of Thoracic Surgery 2012 Annual Meeting. The differences probably weren't due to varying patient or institutional characteristics, as the case mix was similar at each placeby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
GeorgeN Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jackie, > > Your link wasn't live so: > < > s-with-dr-john-mandrola/2012/5/8/of-course-you-sho > uld-follow-a-blog-about-the-heart-rhythm-society-m > eeting> > > Also: > < > s-with-dr-john-mandrola/2012/5/11/hrs-2012-poster- > highlights-ecgs-pvcs-osa-debates-iby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
I met with an EP at Mt Sinai here in New York last month for a consultation and he told me any doctor/EP who tells you a ablation is a cure is full of it.........by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gill, You did the right thing and I'm glad you've been cured as you had no choice. This is like walking a tightrope do you wait and risk permanent /persistent. I'm three years out from diagnosis but I remain pretty asymptomatic, yearly echos and stress tests with my last stress showing atrium shrank to normal from using Flec with an excellent degree of exercise tolerance. My cardby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's why you wait if you can to have an ablation because we still don't fully understand the dynamics of this disease. What I find even more encouraging even though it was a small group of 106 patients was 80% were persistent afibbers. I think I read about this EP in one of Han's monthly AFIB reports which peaked my interest 1 or 2 years back? Hans? Aggressive ablations of allby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's why you wait if you can to have an ablation because we still don't fully understand the dynamics of this disease. What I find even more encouraging even though it was a small group of 106 patients was 80% were persistent afibbers. I think I read about this EP in one of Han's monthly AFIB reports which peaked my interest 1 or 2 years back? Hans? Aggressive ablations of alby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark m Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A common factor in many chronic illnesses is that > the patient knows more than the doctor in very > many cases!! This is increasingly true in the > internet era. > > Certainly a GP (general practioner - I'm not sure > what you call these in America), who has to know > about everything cby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
One in 20 Americans will develop colorectal cancer. About 140,000 cases are diagnosed in the United States each year, resulting in about 49,000 deaths, according to the National Cancer Institute. It is the third most common cancer worldwide. Yep misinformation somewhere? Statistics based on yearly cancer rates per 10,000? I would go with statistics in ones lifetime which is 1 in 20 notby McHale - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I think what Nancy is asking that after she goes into AFIB her blood pressure drops and yes I have noticed this but why?by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
BTW the drugs are great especially the Demerol drip that puts you into a twilight sedation.by McHale - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hey Jackie, Just thought I'd chime in that WW seems to be making a big difference in calming my heart that last few weeks after supplementing with magnesium the last couple of months...........let's see how long this lasts. I've also cut back on Flec to 100 2x a day from 150 2X. Excellent stress test with LA diamter back down to 3.0cm, good blood labs, Cholesterol 172 with a C reby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom I like you buddy but you are doling out bad advice here. 1 in 20 get colon cancer so if you think this is no big deal then to each his own. 1 in 20 think about that for a minute....I'm sure many of those had no risk factors but got it anyway. I've already had 5 precancerous polyps removed. No one is talking about giving 80 year old's their 1rst colonscopy without proper screenby McHale - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Glad to hear Flecainide is still working 8 and 12 years later. I'm only on it 14 months.by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've already had 5 colonoscopies my boss co-workers, mom, brothers etc all have...... no one dies from this simple lifesaving preventative measure. People die from the embarrassment of of not being screened. I know some who died of colon cancer because they never got screened or wear colostomy bags which is not pleasant after major surgery. Perforations are rare with an experienced GI. Justby McHale - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I had a Scotch and a beer Friday, 2 beers and a Tequila shot last night, and 2 stouts and a light beer today with no problems. Last week one beer Friday made my heart erratic. I have been making drinking Wally Water from MOM this past week along with about 400-600 cheleated magnesium I have been taking the last 6 weeks or so along with 2000mg Vit C and the other supplements........ Who knows buby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
DavidS, Sounds like you had a great team doing your ablation using the best of both worlds cyro for the pulmonary veins and RF to get the rest. Hans recent afib report had information that this approach has great success. Good Luck sounds great!by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
"Moreover, in those patients with arrhythmia recurrence who underwent repeat ablation, all had reconnection of at least 1 PV; targeting these alone improved long-term AF control. These findings imply that PVs remain critical in the genesis of persistent AF for many patients."....i interesting it mall comes down to the pviby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
For what it's worth Flecainide shrunk my left atrium from 4.6cm down to 3.0cm in 13 months. My stress test results showed a strong normal heart with an excellent degree of exercise tolerance for a 55 year old. I'd rather be in NSR than afib anyday. Claire just a word of caution as you age your chads score will in all probability go up greatly increasing your risk of a crippling strokby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Claire Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am in permanent afib, which has become > asymptomatic for the most part. I watch my diet, > take appropriate supplements and drinks lots of > water. Personnally, I think the drugs will kill > you sooner than the afib. Good luck! Calire, Just curious are you on coumadin?by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
The more read about cyro the more promising it looks Jan 26, 2012 Trial to compare cryoballoon ablation to RF ablation for atrial fibrillation MINNEAPOLIS, 24 January 2012 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the first patient was enrolled in the FIRE AND ICE clinical trial, which is a prospective, randomized, multinational head-to-head clinical trial comparing the long-termby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM