Has anyone experienced Af becomming cardiomyopathy or heart failure

[Icenae]

Hi. Have had af sick sinus disease for 20 years. Pacemaker. 3 ablations. Most meds dont work. On bisoprolol and digoxin now. No af at mo. (Magnesium helped??).

I am becomming increasingly breathless on very little exertion.

May have a special mri soon at Barts.

Anyone else had this.

[Hidden]

In your position I would get checked out at your GP surgery. I have had heart failure following AF which manifested itself with increasing breathlessness. ..thankfully a one off after diuretic treatment. It may not be this of course which is why you should seek medical advice.

Best wishes

Sandra

[Icenae in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for replying. Did the diuretics cure the heart failure or the symptom of breathlessness

[Hidden in reply to Icenae]

Yes they did. I now take diuretics daily.

[mbheart in reply to Hidden]

Can you please - it cured the HF or your symptoms?

[Hidden in reply to mbheart]

Both!

[Hidden]

Hj Icenae, Just a quick thought. I also have had an ablation-working fine- and have a pacemaker. I was told NEVER to allow an MRI with my particular pacemaker. I know there are many different kinds and some are 'MRI compatible' but out of an 'abundance of caution' if it were me I would double check with my EP or the company that made your device (we all have wallet cards, I think, with a phone numb)er to call that the pacer inserted will not be affected the MRI. Cat scans are fine. Best to be on the safe side. Take care. irina PS I'm in the US, may be a difference.

[Icenae in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Irina

It is the Ep who is a consultant at Barts who said thet could do a special MRI for pacemakers in situ. Will be interesting but bit scary. Just want to solve excessive shortness of breath.

[Hidden in reply to Icenae]

Good.Happy you checked with an EP .

[daithelife]

I back up the advice about MRI and also would advise that Bisoprolol aggravated my SOB and a change in Beta Blocker helped

[Pikaia in reply to daithelife]

Interesting. Could I ask which beta blocker you transferred to?

[daithelife in reply to Pikaia]

Changed to Sotalol

[etheral]

Does CXR show Congestive heart failure ? What are they looking for with MRI? Worth asking the attending physician.

[NickiC]

Well, I was found to have HF when my asymptotic AF was diagnosed following a stroke. I felt a little breathless but also had been able to do high hill walking three days beforehand. My ejection fraction was 25% when it should have been 60%. I got it back to normal after two months with increasing my walking and changing my diet and lifestyle.

[kvmj]

I have Grave's disease (hyperactive thyroid). I ignored the tachycardia for decades. This led to congestive heart failure, permanent a-fib, a-flutter, and mitral valve regurgitation. I am not a candidate for ablation or valve replacement. I take Metropolol, Lasix and Xarelto for my heart. I am unaware of the a-fib. I've never had high blood pressure. My heart rate varies from 46 to 165, but averages 82 BPM. My cardiologist and EP are content to leave things alone.

[Mazza23]

My heart failure turned into AF