Afib a year post heart attack

[Casualvisitor]

Morning,

It's been a tad over a year since my stemi.

All has been going relatively well.

A month after heart attack ecg done all OK.

Over a month ago ( 10 months post HA) the cardiologist noted a first degree heart block on my ecg ( nothing worrying) so reduced my bisoprolol from 2.5 to 1.25 ( which I've been taking for 4 weeks).

I'm excersing well but yesterday an hour after the gym my resting heart rate shot up to 115 and stayed in that region for several minutes and I called 111.

I went to hospital had my ecg done and I have been told I have Atrial fib. They are re increasing my beta blockers to 2.5mg and given me apixaban long term.

I'm a bit miffed as I thought yup I'm going to beat my heart attack .

Can I still exercise? is this serious? anyone else who loves exercising have afib and what do you do differently?

many thanks

[kitenski]

Everyone is different, I'd discuss exercise with your cardiologist especially as you have had a heart attack. There is research saying exercise helps the AFib burden reduce, but also well known books like the Haywire Heart which explain how too much/too intense exercise leads to AFib.

There are some good patient info leaflets here heartrhythmalliance.org/afa...

[Ewloe]

after my heart attack and cardiac arrest I was in AFib. I then had a cardio version. All this left me with some muscle damage and bits of a few arrhythmia’s including paf. I’ve gradually rebuilt my exercise back up. It’ll never be what it was pre heart stuff but I do quite a bit and enjoy it. I had to learn acceptance, patience and to listen to my body. Good luck.