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Accuracy of Kardia

Hi, has anyone experienced inaccurate readings from their Kardia. Always found mine to be ok, but over the last few days it seems to have gone slightly mad....

Hi, has anyone experienced inaccurate readings from their Kardia. Always found ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Anyone taking propafenone?

Bambi65

•5 years ago

16 Replies

hi, does anyone have a really heavy tight chest when in AF

tillyrose

•5 years ago

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Pollyanna left the building!!!

Hi x Well I'm back in fast AF...165bpm. I'm not panicking and trying to keep calm. I'm hoping I will self convert.... will leave it until morning and go from...

Hi x Well I'm back in fast AF...165bpm. I'm not panicking and trying to keep cal...

booboo73

•5 years ago

41 Replies

Flecainide SLOW release V immediate release

Hi all. I'm working abroad and here for longer than I thought I would be. I bought over a good few months worth of my UK prescribed Flecaincide. However I ran...

Hi all. I'm working abroad and here for longer than I thought I would be. I boug...

Paulbounce

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Help with the result

Hello Everyone, I am having heart palpitation (fast heart rate) soon after eating from the last 6 months. I have tried low carb diet, small portion of meal...

Hello Everyone, I am having heart palpitation (fast heart rate) soon after eati...

ShaneWarne

•5 years ago

16 Replies

new to afib

afib only since July so new to this. Awaiting cardioversion. Out of breath walking up stairs. Seems to be constant afib. Only meds apixaban for thinning blood....

afib only since July so new to this. Awaiting cardioversion. Out of breath walki...

sandoval22

•5 years ago

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Finally cardioverted

Well after been out of rhythm for over 3 and a half months from after a failed ablation I was waiting for an appointment to be cardioverted at the manor. I got...

Well after been out of rhythm for over 3 and a half months from after a failed a...

Zombiebenny

•5 years ago

5 Replies

What do you do when you are in AF.

Hope everyone is doing good. Just would like to hear from people in this forum on what they do if they are in AF. Good refresher for old timers and beneficial...

Hope everyone is doing good. Just would like to hear from people in this forum o...

SpritzerAce

•5 years ago

72 Replies

Visual disturbances at night.

I take Sotalol (for PAF) and Losartan (for blood pressure). Sotalol lists “visual disturbances” as a side effect and Losartan has “sleep disturbance”. I notice...

I take Sotalol (for PAF) and Losartan (for blood pressure). Sotalol lists “visua...

Hidden

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Insomnia

I suffer from paroxysmal afib and take Flecainide and Rivaroxaban. My main problems are dizziness and breathlessness. Also have great trouble getting to...

I suffer from paroxysmal afib and take Flecainide and Rivaroxaban. My main prob...

maria68

•5 years ago

7 Replies

PREVENTATIVE ABLATION ?

Is there such a thing? For the past several months I have been having the symptoms I usually get before I have a big afib or SVT event. Haven't been out of sr...

Is there such a thing? For the past several months I have been having the sympto...

sweetiepye

•5 years ago

10 Replies

SWEATING

This is my first time of posting. I was diagnosed with AF in 2018, have been on Apixaban which didn’t suit me as I seemed to gain weight so changed to...

This is my first time of posting. I was diagnosed with AF in 2018, have been on ...

sukiM

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Parasym tVNS device

Hi all, I'm currently sitting on my settee with a blue clip attached to my left ear which is in turn attached to a Parasym device. This is only the second day...

Hi all, I'm currently sitting on my settee with a blue clip attached to my left ...

Sutty50

•5 years ago

34 Replies

Sorry me again

I have my kardia have had trouble getting a reading my husband who has no issue has managed to get perfect reading,I have got a normal one looks nothing like...

I have my kardia have had trouble getting a reading my husband who has no issue ...

Maisiemay13

•5 years ago

7 Replies

New AF article in JAMA (Journal of American Medical Assoc)

Published 20 August 2019 Interesting that the guidelines now include identification of sleep apnea up front (as well as the other usual suspects)....

Published 20 August 2019 Interesting that the guidelines now include identifica...

Kaz747

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Cardiologist appointment/ worried

Hello, I recently wore a heart monitor for 48 hours for uncomfortable episodes of ectopic heart beats, however when I wore the monitor I only felt ONE ectopic...

Hello, I recently wore a heart monitor for 48 hours for uncomfortable episodes ...

Staceyhunter

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Anybody Else Taking a Statin?

It's been a little over a year since I had 4 cardiac arrests & had a pacemaker/ICD put in. Cardiologist started me on Lipitor (Atorvastatin) in February. It...

It's been a little over a year since I had 4 cardiac arrests & had a pacemaker/I...

goldey

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Dreams

Didn’t have a great night, woke at 3:30, high BP 140/67 and pulse of 71. I’d been dreaming, which seems to be a regular feature now😳 I took readings every now...

Didn’t have a great night, woke at 3:30, high BP 140/67 and pulse of 71. I’d bee...

LaceyLady

•5 years ago

19 Replies

AF

I had ablation 18 months ago, it lasted for quite a long time but then I had a fall and went back into AF unfortunately I have not been offered another...

I had ablation 18 months ago, it lasted for quite a long time but then I had a f...

supergranny

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Almost 2 years after Flutter Ablation...

and woke up Wednesday morning in AF and been there since. Sent Kardia tracings to Arrythmia Nurse who confirmed definitely AF, currently on no meds and advised...

and woke up Wednesday morning in AF and been there since. Sent Kardia tracings t...

jobristol

•5 years ago

24 Replies

Bucket List

Bit of fun this weekend, thought I'd share the fit of giggles we've spread with you. It's now 4 months on after the Cryo Ablation and a month after the...

Bit of fun this weekend, thought I'd share the fit of giggles we've spread with ...

Ianp66

•5 years ago

22 Replies

Normal.....for now!!! Xxxx

Hi all Firstly thank you for your support yesterday with my mini meltdown. They come at me with Digoxin and i just converted back to 56. I argued i didnt want...

Hi all Firstly thank you for your support yesterday with my mini meltdown. They ...

booboo73

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Is anybody else suffering with the heat?

What a miserable day. Have struggled to do anything all day. Couldn't even be bothered to go get a paper although I did have a bath! Any tips as tomorrow is...

What a miserable day. Have struggled to do anything all day. Couldn't even be bo...

Becksagogo

•5 years ago

41 Replies

Anybody ever just get periods of increased HR for 'no apparent reason'?

Hi guys, I feel I'm asking questions on here a lot more lately that makes me feel comfortable. I've had to ask whether bloating, eating too much can caused...

Hi guys, I feel I'm asking questions on here a lot more lately that makes me fee...

DaveT81

•5 years ago

28 Replies

Anyone know about AF scarring from Fibrosis and scar tissue from ablation. How they differ and how the heart may re-model back to normal?

Just been thinking about this and read an article from a US AF journal I didn't fully understand, so thought I'd check people's experiences here ???

Just been thinking about this and read an article from a US AF journal I didn't ...

Turquoise19

•5 years ago

15 Replies

New Study out of Norway showing sugars trigger A-Fib.

Check out this Study. If true, it would mean a lot of us could stop A-Fib simply by cutting back on our sugar intakes. However, I believe you would have to...

Check out this Study. If true, it would mean a lot of us could stop A-Fib simpl...

Hidden

•5 years ago

33 Replies

Permanent AF

I have PAF now they seem to last between 17 and 20 hours bpm from 99 to 150. When you are in permanent AF is it always fast? When it is slow I am not very...

I have PAF now they seem to last between 17 and 20 hours bpm from 99 to 150. Whe...

Gertsen

•5 years ago

13 Replies

What next...fed up now.

Cant stand it anymore just gone in af 160bpm..... very upset and disappointed now ...least im in hospital xxx

Cant stand it anymore just gone in af 160bpm..... very upset and disappointed no...

booboo73

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Pacemaker

Last year diagnosed with PAF. Started on dabigatran 110mg and sotolol 40mg twice a day. After 8 months, complained to cardiologist that my pulse is low. He put...

Last year diagnosed with PAF. Started on dabigatran 110mg and sotolol 40mg twice...

AQuilter

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for August 2019

Accuracy of Kardia

Anyone taking propafenone?

hi, does anyone have a really heavy tight chest when in AF

Pollyanna left the building!!!

Flecainide SLOW release V immediate release

Help with the result

new to afib

Finally cardioverted

What do you do when you are in AF.

Visual disturbances at night.

Insomnia

PREVENTATIVE ABLATION ?

SWEATING

Parasym tVNS device

Sorry me again

New AF article in JAMA (Journal of American Medical Assoc)

Cardiologist appointment/ worried

Anybody Else Taking a Statin?

Dreams

AF

Almost 2 years after Flutter Ablation...

Bucket List

Normal.....for now!!! Xxxx

Is anybody else suffering with the heat?

Anybody ever just get periods of increased HR for 'no apparent reason'?

Anyone know about AF scarring from Fibrosis and scar tissue from ablation. How they differ and how the heart may re-model back to normal?

New Study out of Norway showing sugars trigger A-Fib.

Permanent AF

What next...fed up now.

Pacemaker

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