So this morning around 4am My heart randomly went from probably 75-85bpm to 170+ and my heart would not snap out of it. It didn’t feel like svt it was different. My girlfriend called 911 and I was admitted to the hospital and told that I was in AFib. After about an hour my heart went back into normal sinus mode after being given metrotop and I was given a echo and stayed in the hospital. I was monitored and didn’t go back into AFib and was sent home with an antiarrythmic pocket pill Incase this happenes again. Long term I don’t know exactly what I’m gonna do. Chime in though: let me know what you all think about this and if you have any pointers at all. Thank you very much.
-Zach
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Sorry to read of your drama but at least you have a reasonably speedy diagnosis. Your age, 27 is a bit of a surprise but not a rarity. My daughter twice developed AF during her two pregnancies in her early 30's. When she stopped breeding no more AF and she does a lot of martial arts stuff nowadays.
I'm not medically trained so ain't gonna comment on that side other than to perhaps say get a referral to an EP (Electrophysiologist - a cardiac consultant who specialises in the electronics of the heart), but just offer you a few pointers to help you step back and look at this thingy. Firstly go to the Atrial Fibrillation Association website and research what this condition is all about. You need to learn about it and you need to get on top of your fears about it.
Then step back and take a overview of your life and your family. Have any of your family had heart conditions, suffered from strokes. Look at your life style, diet, overweight ... or .... are you a marathon runner, or marathon cyclist. Do foods or drinks (hot or cold) affect you - one way or another - when you woke up at 04.00 were you sleeping on your left side (can you remember ?).
For me food, diet and sleeping position have all in one way shape or form contributed to my AF. However, since getting a grip of diet ( from a food intolerance point of view - not a weight loss diet plan) I have only had 1 AF event in 3 and half years and that was in Feb 2018 when I'd been sleeping on my left side.
Above all else, don't panic. Do see an EP as quickly as you can .......... my diagnosis of AF (which started off in a similar manner to yours) was diagnosed within 9 hours. The speed of that diagnosed, I remain convinced, was critical to my AF not worsening over the years. The quicker the accurate diagnosis and treatment started occurs gives you more opportunity to subdue this monster.
thank you for the reply. I appreciate the words and have begun looking into how this may change my life a bit. Hopefully it was an isolated event as it was the first time and came out of the blue like that. I have a follow up with my electrophysiologist in a few weeks. Thanks again.
At your age anticoagulation should be considered to prevent the most serious possible complication, stroke.Referral to a doc who can explain and prescribe should be as quick as possible.,
I am at a 0 on the risk factor for stroke in terms of this. The electrophysiologist told me he didn’t want to put me on any thinners, even baby aspirin.
Sounds like you might have had SVT before?
Might be worth investing in a Kardia. Useful for printing out rhythm strips to show the medics.
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