Atrial Flutter

[hoppy77]

Successful Cardioversion last week. Resting hb 49. Still get out of breath and feel fatigued. Waiting for appointment for ablation. I fully understand that flutter is much less serious than afib but still worrying.

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Hoppy, although A/ flutter is much easier to ablate than AFib, it still carries the stroke risk .

Personally , I found A/ flutter at its worst much harder to cope with than AFib. It was unrelenting. Meanwhile look on the bright side, a flutter ablation has a much higher success rate than one for AFib.

Good luck and hope you don't have to wait too long for your ablation.

Sandra

[hoppy77 in reply to Hidden]

Many thanks for your reply.

[wilen in reply to Hidden]

I quite agree with Sandra (yatsura?) A.flutter is a very debilitating arrhythmia - much worse than AFib. I had 2 ablations for flutter, but neither of them stopped it.

However, my A.Fib became permanent about 2 years ago, and since then - no more flutter!

I can handle the AFib - no problem, but flutter would have been an unbearable issue for me.

[hoppy77 in reply to wilen]

Thanks for your reply wilen.

[hoppy77 in reply to Hidden]

Many thanks for your reply Sandra

[jeanjeannie50]

Hi Hoppy - Do you normally have such a low heart rate? Are you on beta blockers, because they just might be taking your heart rate down a little too low and making you feel tired? A chat with your GP may help. Hope you soon feel better.

Jean

[hoppy77 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Thanks for your reply. I never did have a fast heartbeat - usually mid to high 50 's. I don't take betablockers. Early days yet so it may speed up. Seeing the EP at the end of the month.

[hydrangea]

Dear Hoppy77

All that sounds depressing, so can I be more positive! I had Atrial flutter, tired, breathless etc. eventually found myself with heart failure. At that point I had a cardioversion (last July). This January I had an ablation - it was no problem at all and since then everything has been fine - life back to normal with no flutter at all. (I'm keeping my fingers crossed as I say that!)

Hope all is as successful with you.

Sue

[hoppy77 in reply to hydrangea]

Thanks for your reply. Hope you keep well.

[Leetessa]

The wait for ablation is tough and side effects of a lot of the meds are fatigue. 4 months post ablation for a flutter and feeling better! Best of luck!

[hoppy77 in reply to Leetessa]

Thanks for your reply. Can't wait for the ablation.

[Carolewick]

I had atrial flutter. It is much easier to ablate as the area is confined to one place. I had it done and everything was fine. Carole

[hoppy77 in reply to Carolewick]

Many thanks for your reply