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Update on ectopics

So I'm still getting the ectopics daily, which is kind of unusual because mostly I just get 'attacks' which subside after a week or so. They're also becoming...

So I'm still getting the ectopics daily, which is kind of unusual because mostly...

micwal93

•8 years ago

7 Replies

How long with AF?

I have had PAF for 3 years - diagnosed at age 66. I am really interested to know how long some of you out there have had this complaint. Also did you begin...

I have had PAF for 3 years - diagnosed at age 66. I am really interested to know...

rothwell

•8 years ago

46 Replies

Persistent AF II ...

Just a quick update as everyone was so kind when I posted previously and some people wanted to know how I got on. This afternoon my GP phoned me and advised...

Just a quick update as everyone was so kind when I posted previously and some pe...

mrsg46

•8 years ago

5 Replies

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How many ablations are enough?

After waiting 10 months I was given the date of 15th September for my ablation, unfortunately on the 14th September I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Hence...

After waiting 10 months I was given the date of 15th September for my ablation, ...

Mo-ararat

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Post ablation recovery time

Hi everyone, what seems to be the average recovery time post ablation please? The reason I'm asking is because of the discharge advice I was given from the...

Hi everyone, what seems to be the average recovery time post ablation please? Th...

millie-becca-187

•8 years ago

36 Replies

Out and about

Well I'm just coming up to 3 weeks post ablation, popped into Cardiff with the wife to do some xmas shopping and having a few runs of what feels like missed...

Well I'm just coming up to 3 weeks post ablation, popped into Cardiff with the w...

Hidden

•8 years ago

7 Replies

NYquil

Can you take NyQuil if you are an afib patient but don't have attacks now.

Salty0987

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Bisoprolol and arrhythmia. Has anyone else experienced arrhythmia possibly caused by an increased dose of Bisoprolol?

Although I follow this site with interest, this is my first contribution. I'll try to be brief! I was diagnosed with AF March 2011. Eventually settled on a...

Although I follow this site with interest, this is my first contribution. I'll t...

Silver40

•8 years ago

21 Replies

Flecainide eye issues & ? more ectopics since reducing dose

I realise this is two questions. Could anyone who has had eye problems while taking flecainide be specific about what form it took? Has anyone experienced...

I realise this is two questions. Could anyone who has had eye problems while ta...

Bagrat

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Low pulse and BP

Hi all, sorry I am back with another question, not convinced got to the bottom of my issue really, I saw a lung consultant last Monday who after checking said...

Hi all, sorry I am back with another question, not convinced got to the bottom o...

Hidden

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Persistent AF ...

I've been in what I suspect is now persistent AF/SVT for a week, and am feeling rotten and extremely symptomatic. My GP phoned and spoke to one of the...

I've been in what I suspect is now persistent AF/SVT for a week, and am feeling ...

mrsg46

•8 years ago

23 Replies

Edoxaban

Hello everyone, Is anyone out there on edoxaban? I was told yesterday at my appointment (didn't see my EP) that this one is now the NOAC they prescribe. I'd...

Hello everyone, Is anyone out there on edoxaban? I was told yesterday at my app...

VeeT

•8 years ago

33 Replies

Carvedilol

Has anyone been prescribed this? Do the benefits outweigh the side effects? Stephanietee

Has anyone been prescribed this? Do the benefits outweigh the side effects? Ste...

Stephanietee

•8 years ago

1 Reply

short breathing exercises for AFib.

My permanent AF is generally 'quiet'.But I have a condition called hyperacusis(anxiety related) and it would be useful to use breathing exercises in an attempt...

My permanent AF is generally 'quiet'.But I have a condition called hyperacusis(a...

10gingercats

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Severe LSVD

Hi all anyone else got AF and LSVD visited my Cardiologist and told me ive come out of heart failure im now diagnosed as PAF (paroxysmal) and Severe LVSD....

Hi all anyone else got AF and LSVD visited my Cardiologist and told me ive come ...

bushy2016

•8 years ago

13 Replies

Finally back in NSR - longest AF episode yet - some questions please

Following my last post I would like to ask a few questions. I was in AF for almost two days and suddenly this morning went back to normal. This morning in...

Following my last post I would like to ask a few questions. I was in AF for alm...

gemsmum

•8 years ago

9 Replies

2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/38/2893 Good afternoon everyone, Discovered the above info today, not sure if it's been shared...so sharing!...

http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/38/2893 Good afternoon everyone,...

Delle

•8 years ago

20 Replies

How many afibs a minute are bad?

I can't find any data on frequency of AFIB. My attack started at 10 p.m. and it would be 6 heart beats, skip, 2 heart beats, skip, 2 heart beats, skip, 2...

I can't find any data on frequency of AFIB. My attack started at 10 p.m. and it...

jamaicajohn

•8 years ago

12 Replies

How I feel post ablation

Had my 1st ablation on Wednesday, this week. After initial feelings of anticipation, the staff on the ward were amazing at putting you at ease. Very thorough...

Had my 1st ablation on Wednesday, this week. After initial feelings of anticipat...

millie-becca-187

•8 years ago

49 Replies

15 hours now in AF

Went into AF yesterday at 4.15pm and I could have cried with disappointment. It is one year since it last happened and 10 months before that was my first one....

Went into AF yesterday at 4.15pm and I could have cried with disappointment. It...

gemsmum

•8 years ago

16 Replies

Dr J Mandrola - Left Atrial Appendage Closure should stop now

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/871678?src=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=181644BG I know some of you belong to Medscape and for those who aren't it is free to join....

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/871678?src=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=181644BG I know...

Bagrat

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Natural Cures First I would think.

Hi All, I was diagnosed with A fib about 3 years ago. I believe the main danger is blood clotting. The best anti clotting agent in the world is Nattokinase....

Hi All, I was diagnosed with A fib about 3 years ago. I believe the main danger...

Hidden

•8 years ago

32 Replies

Not Afib after all

Hi - ive been on this group for s few months now and have found it informative and supportive. Today I saw a different stroke consultant- a breath of fresh air...

Hi - ive been on this group for s few months now and have found it informative a...

Gilldy

•8 years ago

13 Replies

Chemical Stress Test.....what to expect

Dear fellow a fibers" across the pond". I'm writing from the US and would like to know of any experiences you might have had with a chemical stress test. I am...

Dear fellow a fibers" across the pond". I'm writing from the US and would like t...

sealover

•8 years ago

6 Replies

How long does Amiodarone last and stop episodes of AFib occurring after cessation. Now I feel very apprehensive and could not sleep.

I wonder how many days Amiodarone will still work after stopping it after 3 months of taking it. I have had a lovely time of being AFib free. I had an...

I wonder how many days Amiodarone will still work after stopping it after 3 mont...

Hidden

•8 years ago

16 Replies

Flecainide 50mg and bisoparol

I'm just about to start flecainide 50mg twice daily. and a lower dose off bisoparol to 2.5mg , I have read some things about new drug. but best people to...

I'm just about to start flecainide 50mg twice daily. and a lower dose off bisop...

Garymc

•8 years ago

15 Replies

NOACs

What are the risks with taking these new anticoagulants? Is it just a bleed risk ie not clotting or do these drugs increase the risk of bleeding itself?

What are the risks with taking these new anticoagulants? Is it just a bleed risk...

Kbuck1234

•8 years ago

45 Replies

Kardia Problem

I've been unable lately to send ECGs for clinician analysis: I get to the 'Confirmation' page, but when I press 'Purchase' nothing happens. Does anybody else...

I've been unable lately to send ECGs for clinician analysis: I get to the 'Confi...

123davidgwilym

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Another episode

Hi everyone - Had another episode last night, didn't last long, about 2 hours tops and I did all the usual vagal stuff, blowing down empty syringe, bearing...

Hi everyone - Had another episode last night, didn't last long, about 2 hours to...

CDreamer

•8 years ago

14 Replies

Post ablation

I am waiting to go for a ablation, am I correct in thinking before I have the procedure and will I be have to be on blood thinners ? I am just trying to get...

I am waiting to go for a ablation, am I correct in thinking before I have the pr...

Bauldy

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for November 2016

Update on ectopics

How long with AF?

Persistent AF II ...

How many ablations are enough?

Post ablation recovery time

Out and about

NYquil

Bisoprolol and arrhythmia. Has anyone else experienced arrhythmia possibly caused by an increased dose of Bisoprolol?

Flecainide eye issues & ? more ectopics since reducing dose

Low pulse and BP

Persistent AF ...

Edoxaban

Carvedilol

short breathing exercises for AFib.

Severe LSVD

Finally back in NSR - longest AF episode yet - some questions please

2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

How many afibs a minute are bad?

How I feel post ablation

15 hours now in AF

Dr J Mandrola - Left Atrial Appendage Closure should stop now

Natural Cures First I would think.

Not Afib after all

Chemical Stress Test.....what to expect

How long does Amiodarone last and stop episodes of AFib occurring after cessation. Now I feel very apprehensive and could not sleep.

Flecainide 50mg and bisoparol

NOACs

Kardia Problem

Another episode

Post ablation

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