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HR fast (5 secs) normal/slow (5secs) repeat repeat repeat

Hi, does anyone have any idea what this could be. Out of know where a coupe of times my heart beats fairly fast (100-120bpm maybe) for a few seconds then slows...

Hi, does anyone have any idea what this could be. Out of know where a coupe of t...

tom0985

•2 years ago

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Digoxin bisoprolol & channel blockers

Hi, I didn’t get on with Bisoprolol, made me feel faint and breathless, no energy etc, was given a channel blocker, and just couldn’t cope with the swollen...

Hi, I didn’t get on with Bisoprolol, made me feel faint and breathless, no energ...

etlmadd

•2 years ago

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AF out of the blue!

Went to bed and was relaxing reading and listening to music when I got a run of about 5 or 6 ectopics in succession. About 5 minutes later, after briefly...

Went to bed and was relaxing reading and listening to music when I got a run of ...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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cryoablation

It is going on about 4 months since procedure. For a couple of days my occasional flips were feeling like they were getting faint if that makes any sense. But...

It is going on about 4 months since procedure. For a couple of days my occasiona...

mlp3434

•2 years ago

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Lainie2875 update

Hi all Just thought I would update you. I have been home now 9 days on a cocktail of heart medications and diagnosed Heart Failure 😞 so when they say AF...

Hi all Just thought I would update you. I have been home now 9 days on a cockta...

Lainie2875

•2 years ago

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Ablation after being in afib 20 years?

My Doctor's have always said that o nce you're in afib for a prolonged period of time that ablation is off the table. Funny enough though, I just ran into a...

My Doctor's have always said that o nce you're in afib for a prolonged period of...

shawnner

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Ablation tomorrow

I’ve got my second ablation tomorrow and I’m not feeling great about it. I had my first one about a year ago which gave me 3 months of NSR after a...

I’ve got my second ablation tomorrow and I’m not feeling great about it. I had m...

Safc1983

•2 years ago

39 Replies

Approx 390-400 days not out ,then caught and bowled by the Afib monster 👹

13 months Afib free , then it got me again . Didn’t notice I was in Afib , checked watch as I usually do and thought “ that’s not right “ , checked pulse and...

13 months Afib free , then it got me again . Didn’t notice I was in Afib , check...

Davidv45runner

•2 years ago

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Cardioversion was not what I expected - Closing Post

Thank you to:- Jalia, CDreamer, Megams, flapjack, Jeanjeannie50, BobD, Paulbounce, Camille777, 10gingercats, Rubymurray25, 4chickens, nickonBlue, ETHE103,...

Thank you to:- Jalia, CDreamer, Megams, flapjack, Jeanjeannie50, BobD, Paulbounc...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Pacemaker

Ive just had a 48 hour monitor which showed all afib all day and night low heart rate 40s 30s plus tachycardia several times my cardiologist stopped metoprolol...

Ive just had a 48 hour monitor which showed all afib all day and night low heart...

fairgo45

•2 years ago

52 Replies

PAF

I get AF very couple of days. I don't have high btm usually around 70. but the beat is irregular I check it on KARDIA I am on propanol. I tried flecainide 50...

I get AF very couple of days. I don't have high btm usually around 70. but the b...

alfrae13

•2 years ago

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Fibrosis may not be driving AF

This sounds like it could be important: Background: "The current paradigm is that fibrosis promotes electrophysiological disorders and drives...

This sounds like it could be important: Background: "The current paradigm is t...

Barny12

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Cardioversion was not what I expected

Hi, Having read up extensively on what to expect when having my 1st cardioversion I thought I was well prepared with what laid ahead. All initially went as...

Hi, Having read up extensively on what to expect when having my 1st cardioversio...

Hidden

•2 years ago

62 Replies

If I were you

If I were you? And very recently from what you say we could have had similar problems except I don’t get pain or out of breath, I went to A and E at...

If I were you? And very recently from what you say we could have had similar pro...

Ziggypop

•2 years ago

6 Replies

I jinxed myself 3 months after ablation with EP Doc yesterday!

Im a newbie and retired paramedic here. After years of meds for paroxysmal afib which I have had 10 years I finally had to be cardioverted after an unusual 36...

Im a newbie and retired paramedic here. After years of meds for paroxysmal afib ...

Safariran

•2 years ago

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AFib causes BP to skyrocket

Hello, BP is in normal range and as soon as AFib starts it shoots up with readings of aprox 175/69, dangerously close to stage 3 bp crisis. When AFib stops the...

Hello, BP is in normal range and as soon as AFib starts it shoots up with readin...

snak3eyes

•2 years ago

41 Replies

Short but interesting article on ablation.

https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2022/02/04/ablation-more-effective-than-medication-for-a-fib-study-says/?_gl=1*ilg6os*_ga*NTY1MTc3NjUzLjE2NDQwMjU4MjQ.*_ga_

https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2022/02/04/ablation-more-effective-than-med...

Hidden

•2 years ago

1 Reply

Cryoblation procedure time

Hi All So what’s the average time that a Cryoblation for AF and an Ablation for a flutter take ? Im having both done at same time with Sedation and I’m...

Hi All So what’s the average time that a Cryoblation for AF and an Ablation for...

mjm1971

•2 years ago

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Mick 7473.

I,be just been told to stop Bisoporol until I talk to keEP on the 4th of March. I presume I continue Apaxiban until then. Am I likely to exhibit any withdrawal...

I,be just been told to stop Bisoporol until I talk to keEP on the 4th of March. ...

7473

•2 years ago

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Successful ablations and no medications eventually?

Hi All, I’m hoping to get put on an (NHS) ablation list of the EP I am seeing in a couple of weeks, if he thinks I am eligible. I am paroxysmal AF and my last...

Hi All, I’m hoping to get put on an (NHS) ablation list of the EP I am seeing i...

Teresa156

•2 years ago

53 Replies

Lisinopril and Lipitor

I have high blood pressure and Afib. I had an MRI on my brain and the doctor found I have had a couple of strokes. Thankfully they made my left side numb, but...

I have high blood pressure and Afib. I had an MRI on my brain and the doctor fou...

hatchback

•2 years ago

42 Replies

Channel blockers

Hi there! Please has anyone had experience of calcium channel blockers? I’ve struggled with beta blockers and it’s been suggested I try these instead . I have...

Hi there! Please has anyone had experience of calcium channel blockers? I’ve str...

linc2u

•2 years ago

20 Replies

Back in a-fib.

What a disappointment. Previously, I mentioned that my doctor was taking me off Dofetilide. I stopped it 8 days ago and this morning discovered I was back in...

What a disappointment. Previously, I mentioned that my doctor was taking me off...

Snowgirl65

•2 years ago

18 Replies

Need help with abbreviations please.

Good morning. I keep reading that people are seen by their 'EP' and haven't managed yet to work out what it stands for. Xx Moy

Good morning. I keep reading that people are seen by their 'EP' and haven't man...

MoyB

•2 years ago

18 Replies

AV node ablasion with pacemaker

This is the first time withing. I had a-fib for years . Have had 3 heart ablasions in the last year and a half . I was still having a-fib , 2 weeks ago I had...

This is the first time withing. I had a-fib for years . Have had 3 heart ablasi...

ladycoolj

•2 years ago

17 Replies

MedCity article: How pulsed-field ablation can transform the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Hello All. I discovered today a new article which I'm sure will be of interest to many here who suffer with AF and are considering a cardiac ablation at some...

Hello All. I discovered today a new article which I'm sure will be of interest t...

Breezera

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Changing from Sotalol to Bisoprolol ?

I am taking Sotalol 40mg am and 40mg pm. Because I find the side effects intolerable the Hospital suggested to my doctor "stop Sotalol and change to Bisoprolol...

I am taking Sotalol 40mg am and 40mg pm. Because I find the side effects intoler...

Jasperpete

•2 years ago

32 Replies

Pill in pocket - help! does anyone know what I should do?

Hi, I am quite new to the forum and I can see you are a really helpful lovely lot and I’ve already made a few supportive friends in the short time I’ve replied...

Hi, I am quite new to the forum and I can see you are a really helpful lovely lo...

Teresa156

•2 years ago

55 Replies

Second Ablation confirmed !

Well I have just come off the phone to the EP who did my first ablation. He has offered me a second ablation this time RF, he said it is not 100% success rate...

Well I have just come off the phone to the EP who did my first ablation. He has ...

stoneyrosed

•2 years ago

48 Replies

cryoablation

I recently posted about sore joints. I did some digging on the Eliquis I'm tacking. Ever since I started taking it my joints are getting sore. I think this is...

I recently posted about sore joints. I did some digging on the Eliquis I'm tacki...

mlp3434

•2 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for February 2022

HR fast (5 secs) normal/slow (5secs) repeat repeat repeat

Digoxin bisoprolol & channel blockers

AF out of the blue!

cryoablation

Lainie2875 update

Ablation after being in afib 20 years?

Ablation tomorrow

Approx 390-400 days not out ,then caught and bowled by the Afib monster 👹

Cardioversion was not what I expected - Closing Post

Pacemaker

PAF

Fibrosis may not be driving AF

Cardioversion was not what I expected

If I were you

I jinxed myself 3 months after ablation with EP Doc yesterday!

AFib causes BP to skyrocket

Short but interesting article on ablation.

Cryoblation procedure time

Mick 7473.

Successful ablations and no medications eventually?

Lisinopril and Lipitor

Channel blockers

Back in a-fib.

Need help with abbreviations please.

AV node ablasion with pacemaker

MedCity article: How pulsed-field ablation can transform the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Changing from Sotalol to Bisoprolol ?

Pill in pocket - help! does anyone know what I should do?

Second Ablation confirmed !

cryoablation

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