Dr Sanjay Gupta :Vagal Atrial Fibrillation...

[Steve112]

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[jennydog]

Thank you for posting this, Steve. It's hugely informative. It reinforces my suspicion that I do not have vagal AF.

[CDreamer]

I would also add that vagal tone is also related to heart rate variability - that thing on the Alivecor readings which people didn't like so was removed - much to my (and a few other people's) annoyance as it was a great way of tracking HRV and training for improving vagal tone.

[Hidden]

Interesting . Although my AF is thought to be of vagal origin not all of what Dr Gupta says applies to me. eg my heart rate in AF is fast and if I exert myself it goes higher still...240 bpm+ A bit confusing.

[CDreamer in reply to Hidden]

There are 3 types - Vagal, none vagal and mixed and I had mixed so sometimes with fast HR but not always but the triggers were unmistakable. Mine would then start as AF with Louisa HR - 80-90 but not last. If it started in bed (often) and in my sleep, then by morning I would have very low BP and be unable to stand up in the morning and even sitting up would mean spike in HR - but supine I was fine. That was recorded on my medical record as vagal - although none said anything to me.

Sometimes I couldn't define a trigger which I guess it was when it wasn't. The interesting thing for me was in vagal AF tended to develop AFl whilst in none vagal AFl tended to beget AF which is what happened to most of my friends with AF.

[Alan_G]

Very interesting. I found the reference to bending down particularly interesting. I once went into AF by just stumbling over the door step and then correcting my balance so I didn't fall.

[Hidden]

Thanks so much for posting this Steve as I don't pick up on them elsewhere.

He is spot on with all my experience of Vagal AF. Two things I will quickly pick up in case it helps others; he mentions 'detraining' I think that is important for social & business stress as well as physical exercise stress. Secondly, on my next cardiologist visit I am going to quiz him on the relevance of the co-morbidity of Factor V Leiden which I have and around 10% of the population has I believe. It is a gene issue which means blood clots are formed more easily.

[Kelvyn]

Hi thanks for this video My life has been pretty poor since symptoms started 2 years ago At last I feel I have some answers Need to convince my cardiologist and gastroenterologist in Burton on Trent Happy to travel to York if there are no receptive guys locally

Kelvyn