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How long were people in normal sinus rythmn after procedure. My husband has his first cardioversion in 3 weeks time.

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maxred1

16 hours and have never seen it since. That was two years ago. FWIW during my short spell in NSR I felt no better, a fact that puzzled the EP

I got about a month

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Barb1

Not long at all but it did show that I was a candidate for ablation.

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Kresta

Two days.

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Jonathan_C

Depends on the meds i took afterwards? I have always been put on some form of arrhythmia meds immediately and my stay in NSR has been linked to taking the meds. After my first cardioversion i was on meds for about 6 weeks and then stayed in nsr for about 4 months med free. Since then it has been a bit different.

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Bagrat

A month but it at least showed I was on the wrong meds and since that change 7 years ago only one episode of AF

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pottypete1

I had AF for many years and had a number of cardioversions during that time.

Every cardioversion returned me to NSR and I often had months free of AF.

Having said that, we are all different and therefore there is not a typical outcome after the procedure.

For me it was always worth it and made me feel so much better afterwards.

Pete

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starry-eyes

15 months for me without supporting meds. Second time last June and now on Flecainide plus lost 3 stone in weight and feel great.

I stayed in NSR for 4 days, but didn't feel any different (I am fairly assymptomatic anyway) though my blood pressure did drop noticeably for those few days

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The important thing about cardioversion is not how long you stay in NSR but if you CAN be put into NSR and if so how do you feel. If you can and feel much better then this sign posts treatment towards ablation. If you feel no better then there is no point in a procedure which may have risks attached and rate control would be the treatment.

It is important to understand that ANY and ALL treatment for AF is only ever about improving quality of life not attempting a cure of which there is so far none guaranteed available.

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lindat15

Had first one just over 2 weeks ago which only lasted for 6 days

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lindyloo59 in reply to lindat15

Oh no can i ask if yours was persistent AF and if you have any other underlying health problems?

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lindat15 in reply to lindyloo59

Hi I have persistent AF which is asymptomatic -only found out I had it last Feb as result of TIA which lasted less than a minute, fortunately decided to check this out at A&E. No other health problems and like to keep active which is why I find this condition very frustrating! Linda

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jondeanp

I had my first DC cardioversion which kept me in NSR for 2 years. I then had a chemical cardioversion at A&E which only kept me AF free for 4 months.

I don't think there is a defined period that your husband can expect, but it's definitely a good first course of action.

He should be out of the hospital within a few hours of the procedure

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lindyloo59 in reply to jondeanp

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cbsrbpm

Around 4 months which indicates I was a candidate for ablation, of which I have had 3 now.

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RoyM

about 11 hrs

6 months, then 3 months, then 3 weeks then ablation and 9 months (still going)

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lindyloo59

Think Im expecting too much from it was thinking more years rather than months. We were told because he has only been in af for 2 months that it will be more successful. Hope so fingers crossed.😬

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Amcech

Depends on the strength of your heart and left atrium size. Mine is/was severely enlarged so two cardioversions only worked for a couple of days. My sister had her first cardioversion in 2008 and it lasted until 2016. She had another and is still in nsr. She doesn't have left atrial enlargement and has a strong ejection fraction. So really depends on the person and how quickly they act. I've had persistent af since 2016.

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lindyloo59 in reply to Amcech

That sounds promising. As my husband has only been in persistent af since end dec im hopeful it will work ok keeping my fingers crossed thanks

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Spoiler

I have had 10 DC cardioversions and 2 chemical ones. I have had them without antiarrhymics and with them in the past almost 4 years. I had my first two unsuccessful due to the drugs they had me on previous the cardioversions. The first successful one lasted 22 months while taking a low dose of propafenone, since then anywhere from 6 days to 7 months. I had a partial ablation Jan of this year, we will see how it goes, also taking low dose of Flecainide (50mg x2) but hope to be off of it. The key I was told, do not stay in persistent afib too long, it remodels the hearts pathways and causes enlargement. It was very very worth it to me, daylight and dark, I am very symptomatic with afib.

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glenpointe

Hi Lindy, mine only lasted few seconds. I went through all that just had few seconds in normal NSR. :-(