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Devastating to see Tom Lockyer suffer cardiac arrest whilst playing football on Saturday. He collapsed in a game back in May this year but was conscious and was told he’d suffered an “atrial fibrillation” however he had minor surgery in hospital and was given the all clear.

So do people think his cardiac arrest is something to do with AF? As someone who is currently in persistent AF this has now got me worried.

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Read the reports that after the collapse in May he stated he had afib/flutter which caused the fainting. Had surgery (assume ablation) and was given all clear.

This incident is described as cardiac arrest and he is undergoing thorough testing. Perhaps "too much, too soon".

Would not be worried. We just need to monitor our condition, regular testing (EKG's, Echo, etc), medications, and regular doctor visits.

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Buffafly

See my post re same story

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BenHall1

Hi Fondant,

I have just commented to Buffafly on a similar topic. I'm an off duty bus driver who has lived the greater part of his life the otherside of the world - so what would I know. So, my thoughts which follow are based on 14 years on this forum and its previous incarnation and reading a wide, wide, wide range of posts over that time.

Even though you are in persistent AF and you are following the advice of your health care professionals you shouldn't come to any harm, beyond what being mugged by AF has done to you in the first place. UNLESS of course you practice extreme activities, then the risk increases.

No, I don't think that his cardiac arrest was anything to do with AF, per se, it was to do with a heart that was structurally unsound, arising from his original AF event, and maybe his overall health in the years previous.

So unless you have and/or still are living life on the edge I wouldn't be concerned about it at all. Look, a damaged heart is still a damaged heart and needs treating respectfully.

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secondtry

My suggestions based on personal experience.......moderate exercise, stress ie stop worrying and anything else that can aggravate the heart eg C-jabs. Then forget and make every day something you are proud of 😀.

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Chinkoflight in reply tosecondtry

You were saying such positive stuff, all believable and helpful until you mentioned.....then you lost me. " My heart goes bumpety bumpety bumpety bumpety bumpety bumpety bump bum bump.."#chinksoflight

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