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Any statistics on Stroke, or should I trust CHADS_VASC?

I stumbled upon this online Stroke Risk Calculator which uses the CHADS2VASC formula. http://www.preventaf-strokecrisis.org/calculator/index/ According to...

I stumbled upon this online Stroke Risk Calculator which uses the CHADS2VASC for...

Mejulie69

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Acid reflux post catheter ablation

Did anyone suffer from acid reflux after a catheter ablation and did it resolve itself eventually?

Did anyone suffer from acid reflux after a catheter ablation and did it resolve ...

Bluebird10

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Ache in throat

Hi, does anyone get an ache/pain in the throat at the onset of an episode of AF, thanks.

Hi, does anyone get an ache/pain in the throat at the onset of an episode of AF,...

Chryseliz

•7 years ago

17 Replies

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Anyone interested in meeting up in Reading?

Anyone living in the Reading area interested in meeting up for coffee? :)

Kiwi2

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Salbutomol (beta agonist), beta blockers and flecainide

Hi Anyone here needing to take the above combination? I take the salbutomol (asthma pump) only when I do exercise as i have exercise induced asthma and beta...

Hi Anyone here needing to take the above combination? I take the salbutomol (ast...

Jonathan_C

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Thanks

Thanks for all the replies. It’s very comforting to hear others have / are going through the same as me and that some have found solutions. I’m going to try...

Thanks for all the replies. It’s very comforting to hear others have / are going...

Wreford2000

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Arrived in Portugal, all was ok on flight but still in AF and now worrying about long intervals between heart beats

Thanks everyone for replies bit of a difficult journey as my husband had to carry my small suitcase as well as his own up loads of stairs. I am still in AF...

Thanks everyone for replies bit of a difficult journey as my husband had to carr...

gemsmum

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Is my heart going to stop beating, will I drop dead?

I started taking Bisoprolol 5yrs ago because I had fluid on my lungs after a chest infection, was told I had heart failure but not to worry that was just a...

I started taking Bisoprolol 5yrs ago because I had fluid on my lungs after a che...

Gladaven

•7 years ago

25 Replies

Just over three months since my sympatectomy

So far so good. I'm doing more normal things like driving and shopping. City driving here in the US did aggrivate the nerves in my back some and the nerves at...

So far so good. I'm doing more normal things like driving and shopping. City dri...

Rubyladyemerald

•7 years ago

5 Replies

A Precise - a list of things that help - For Newbies.

Hi All - many of you will know - and have contributed to - a prep I am doing for a talk to a local AF Group. I thought it might be useful to post a precise of...

Hi All - many of you will know - and have contributed to - a prep I am doing for...

CDreamer

•7 years ago

21 Replies

DVLA

Do l have to inform DVLA and car insurers that I have AF?

NannyChickens

•7 years ago

23 Replies

Essential Tremor

Have Essential Tremor right hand. Now the left hand is showing signs! How does one survive with both hands bouncing about? Have enjoyed AF for 9 years. Now I...

Have Essential Tremor right hand. Now the left hand is showing signs! How does o...

atomic74

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Almost 6 month post ablation and Mr. AFIB returned for a short visit.

After almost 6 month past my ablation in April I went for family holidays to Japan. Had some extra beats over the last couple of month but nothing out of tbe...

After almost 6 month past my ablation in April I went for family holidays to Jap...

ThomasM34

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Help - gone into AF at 4am supposed to catch flight at midday to Portugal should I go

Went into Af at 4am, took two 1.25 Bisoprolol as I take them as PIP and I am on Apixaban. Should I go on holiday, I am insured for AF, so nervous which is...

Went into Af at 4am, took two 1.25 Bisoprolol as I take them as PIP and I am on ...

gemsmum

•7 years ago

15 Replies

iPad App

I’ve just recently installed the HU app on my iPad and don’t like it for typing messages. After a couple of lines you can’t see what you are typing and when...

I’ve just recently installed the HU app on my iPad and don’t like it for typing ...

farmerwalt

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Introducing myself

Hi guys & girls, I have just signed up and thought I’d post to say hi. I’m not going to run through my case with you all as it’s identical to so many I’ve read...

Hi guys & girls, I have just signed up and thought I’d post to say hi. I’m not g...

Wreford2000

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Interesting study for us A Fibbers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4945218/BMI-rise-4-change-structure-heart.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4945218/BMI-rise-4-change-structure-he...

Delle

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Sleep issues - a cracking article

Well, you read a lot and then suddenly you get an article that tells you a lot, well this was a delight to find, hope it helps others here....

Well, you read a lot and then suddenly you get an article that tells you a lot, ...

secondtry

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Flu jab? Experiences please?

Hi, I qualify now for the Flu jab. I have P AF but luckily its well under control. I'm just asking, without using a doctors appointment, what are others...

Hi, I qualify now for the Flu jab. I have P AF but luckily its well under contro...

Valdoot

•7 years ago

30 Replies

Pacemaker

Hi does anyone have a pacemaker? I have just had one fitted over a week ago been healing nicely , then all of a sudden my AF has kicked in :-( last few...

Hi does anyone have a pacemaker? I have just had one fitted over a week ago ...

suzytoshoes

•7 years ago

15 Replies

raised troponin

Hi has anyone had a raised troponin during an attack of fast AF. mine was 36 then 83 after a recent attack which lasted 4 hours. I was told this was due to the...

Hi has anyone had a raised troponin during an attack of fast AF. mine was 36 the...

Caradomben

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Fibromyalgia

Does anyone know if hemp oil helps fibromyalgia?

Jamjosh

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Cardioversion

Ive had seven wonderful post-cryoablation months in nsr but .........I've been in afib for over two weeks, now taking bisoprolol 5mg and Rivaroxaban. EP has...

Ive had seven wonderful post-cryoablation months in nsr but .........I've been i...

Hellie54

•7 years ago

19 Replies

Reduce stroke risk with better oral hygiene

Those concerned about strokes either on anti-coats or not may be interested in this article...

Those concerned about strokes either on anti-coats or not may be interested in t...

secondtry

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Xarelto -- 15mg or 20mg?

My cardio prescribed 90 days of 20 mg Xarelto right from the start, and I assumed that 20mg is the one-size-fits-all dose. Months later, he gave me 6 weeks...

My cardio prescribed 90 days of 20 mg Xarelto right from the start, and I assume...

Nanfranz

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Advice?

On apixiban and still struggling with it! Had my HB checked it was 14.5last may this august its down to 11.6 dropped a fair bit .im a nurse and it's go me...

On apixiban and still struggling with it! Had my HB checked it was 14.5last may ...

Bb53

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Blood thinners

Hi fellow sufferers,have A/F managed by Bisoprolol and Amplodipine No other treatment except blood thinners but now finding that the riveroxaban and another...

Hi fellow sufferers,have A/F managed by Bisoprolol and Amplodipine No other trea...

barneybin

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Weight loss as effective as ablation?

I went to patients day to try to make a decision about ablate or not. By lunchtime I had decided a cryo ablation was the way to go and then the last speaker...

I went to patients day to try to make a decision about ablate or not. By luncht...

songbird74

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Rivaoxaban with 'food'

At patients day they reinforced the need to take NOACs with food and I was feeling smug because i already knew I must otherwise up to 70% of the drug is lost....

At patients day they reinforced the need to take NOACs with food and I was feeli...

songbird74

•7 years ago

46 Replies

Nrw mef

Anyone else on Amidrone? Md wants to try it for me. Don't like the possoble side effects. Any comments?

Anyone else on Amidrone? Md wants to try it for me. Don't like the possoble side...

lms0006

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for October 2017

Any statistics on Stroke, or should I trust CHADS_VASC?

Acid reflux post catheter ablation

Ache in throat

Anyone interested in meeting up in Reading?

Salbutomol (beta agonist), beta blockers and flecainide

Thanks

Arrived in Portugal, all was ok on flight but still in AF and now worrying about long intervals between heart beats

Is my heart going to stop beating, will I drop dead?

Just over three months since my sympatectomy

A Precise - a list of things that help - For Newbies.

DVLA

Essential Tremor

Almost 6 month post ablation and Mr. AFIB returned for a short visit.

Help - gone into AF at 4am supposed to catch flight at midday to Portugal should I go

iPad App

Introducing myself

Interesting study for us A Fibbers

Sleep issues - a cracking article

Flu jab? Experiences please?

Pacemaker

raised troponin

Fibromyalgia

Cardioversion

Reduce stroke risk with better oral hygiene

Xarelto -- 15mg or 20mg?

Advice?

Blood thinners

Weight loss as effective as ablation?

Rivaoxaban with 'food'

Nrw mef

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