Is Atrial Fibrillation hereditary? 💚

[TracyAdmin]

Is Atrial Fibrillation hereditary? 💚

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[Thomas29]

I’m convinced that there is a very strong hereditary component for many with AFib. I have AFib as do my 2 sisters and my brother. We all have very different lifestyles and also live in different countries.

[TracyAdmin Partner in reply to Thomas29]

Thank you for your message - please feel free to pass on our Patient Services contact details to your family if they would like any support or advice [e-mail]

There is no 'typical' AF patient, although AF occurs in men and women and can occur at any age, and yes, it is not unknown that AF can fun in families. I would certainly recommend registering for the online Patients Day - as you will be able to access and revisit the many presentations over the course of the next 12 months.

[pd63 in reply to Thomas29]

mum had it sister got it

[TracyAdmin Partner in reply to pd63]

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[Cangelo629]

Familia AFib is now finding itself on the pages of medical journals although the data is still being analyzed while it's gathered.. My personal cardiologist belives that it is he has done his own research while being head of a large cardiology group at a major Hospital in the Greater Cleveland, Akron / Canton Ohio area here in the U.S. . So it was a natural for him to reach out on this subject he has pleanty of data to sift through. My Father had persistent Afib yet he was very active all his life used the older standby meds eating right so on. My older & younger brothers have it the latter is in persistent Afib and medicating for it but not attendibg to it as he should My older sister has had flair ups but it seemed to disappear several years ago she is proactive monitoring it frequently she's a department at head at one of the Cleveland Clinic Hospitals. I became pro active when it showed up on me several years ago I'm a very active 63 years old so for the long term I knew I to have stay on top of it. Yesterday I had a ablation performed for Prox-Afib itself vein isolation and still feel pretty good as of now. I was not in Afib going into the procedure yet it showed up whle they were ablating so they were able to catch some of the erratic electrical impulses that were going to my right atrium thst was a good moment time will tell.

[TracyAdmin Partner in reply to Cangelo629]

Thank you for sharing your family experiences with the Forum. If you would like any support or information, please do not hesitate to contact us heartrhythmalliance.org/afa...

[Pollywaffle10]

my mother had a fib, I have paroxsysmal AF, my adult son has had three ablations for AF and is now free of the condition for five years. I remain on meds for PAF but very rarely have episodes