Af treatment

[Edm174]

Hi been to hospital after first cv failed on bisoprosol 5mg and apixipan 5mg twice a day as bisoprosol made heart at 80 they are quite happy to leave me as I am !! I don’t have many symptoms which is good am I ok to carry on without further treatment???

[CDreamer]

Hi and welcome. There are so many variables with AF that everyone is different. Many people live with persistent or permanent AF - if your CV failed to convert you, even for a few seconds, the. It is most likely you will have permanent AF - ie it cannot be converted. The Apixaban is to reduce the risk of stroke induced by AF and the Bisoprolol a beta- blocker to control heart rate - which it seems to be doing if your HR is at 80.

May I suggest you visit the AFA site for information on all things AF.

Have you seen a specialist cardiologist - or Electrophysiologist? If not, it may be worth while getting an opinion from the experts and to have tests such as echocardiogram to screen and rule out any underlying cardiac problems.

Many people here on this forum are in persistent and permanent AF and maybe able to offer more advise but from what I can gather, your body gets used to the condition and many find it is not as symptomatic as PAF - paroxysmal AF.

Best wishes.

[RoyM in reply to CDreamer]

Agree with CDreamer. I am in permanent AF for two years i live a full life with very few restrictions. My HR is controlled with Bisoprolol and Apixaban for stroke protection. I personally find being in persistant AF much easier to live with than PAF was. I have stopped chasing the holy grail that is NSR.

[Edm174 in reply to RoyM]

Hello I’m so glad you said that !! That’s how I feel I had cv lasted a couple of days felt awful but as soon as I went back into AF I felt better !!! How very strange ??

[Edm174 in reply to CDreamer]

Hello I have been to hospital and I am in permanent Af they did offer to do another cv but this time with different drugs ??? Then maybe an ablation ? It’s all so confusing not sure which road to go down ?? Thank you for any advise !!!

[starry-eyes]

I might ask why you were not tried with an anti arrythmia drug at the same time as cv as I was told it makes success more likely.

[Edm174]

Hi was tired before cv but afterwards after it failed I wasn’t as tired even do a extra day at work !!! I still take beta blocker 5mg and apixiban