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Mini Maze procedure

my husband had a mini maze procedure August 10 of 2022. He is still dealing with high heart rate. Is this normal?

my husband had a mini maze procedure August 10 of 2022. He is still dealing wit...

Frrick

•1 year ago

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chilblains

Does anyone else have problems with chilblains? I take apixaban and for the last few years winters have been a misery with chilblains on my right ear, my toes...

Does anyone else have problems with chilblains? I take apixaban and for the last...

123Abc123

•1 year ago

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PVCs and sleep/screentime

Suffered from PVCs since my early 20s (now late 40s) - usually just the odd afternoon a couple of times a year and the occasional noticeable skip. Around the...

Suffered from PVCs since my early 20s (now late 40s) - usually just the odd afte...

Gojlcc

•1 year ago

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New to AF

Does anyone else have low potassium and magnesium?

Mismarswe

•1 year ago

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Apixaban

Asking for a friend's husband. He was fitted with a pacemaker last year and put on Apixaban instead of his previous anticoagulant. He's not been...

Asking for a friend's husband. He was fitted with a pacemaker last yea...

Qualipop

•1 year ago

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New symptom.

Does anyone else get an ache in their chest which extends down the arms and into the hands and pins and needles in hands. I am getting it both in and out of...

Does anyone else get an ache in their chest which extends down the arms and into...

doodle68

•1 year ago

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is this too many?

I have just worked out that since I was prescribed Verapamil, middle of June 2023, as a Pip, I have had 12 Af episodes when I have taken the pip (which sorts...

I have just worked out that since I was prescribed Verapamil, middle of June 202...

Tilly1957

•1 year ago

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Statins for paroxysmal Atrial Fibulation?

Hello Everyone. I have P-Afib which is well managed with Verapamil 120mcg. I take Ramiprimil 5mg and Apixaban. I'm lucky my Afib has remained mild once on...

Hello Everyone. I have P-Afib which is well managed with Verapamil 120mcg. I tak...

waveylines

•1 year ago

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AF variations.

I have had paf for approx 4 years. Main symptoms are a racing heart, tiredness (which may not be a symptom, could be the result of something else) and some...

I have had paf for approx 4 years. Main symptoms are a racing heart, tiredness (...

Hilianna

•1 year ago

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Accuracy of heart monitors during exercise

When I was recently diagnosed with AF I was told by a BHF nurse that the majority of HR monitors can't give an accurate reading due to the inconsistency of...

When I was recently diagnosed with AF I was told by a BHF nurse that the majorit...

Rainfern

•1 year ago

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Ablation causing internal artery bleed

hello all you lovely people. I need some re assurance please. I’m a 68 female in NZ. I had cryo ablation 12th January for flutter after waiting for a year. It...

hello all you lovely people. I need some re assurance please. I’m a 68 female in...

Tobypussie

•2 years ago

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Heart rate during exercise

Hi, I aught to know after all this time but I need to ask for your experience... When your heart is banging away in AF when you exercise, how does that fit...

Hi, I aught to know after all this time but I need to ask for your experience.....

Hanibal

•2 years ago

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What are the Best Cardiac Hospitals and EP's in the UK?

In the US, hospitals are ranked by specialties. For example, the Cleveland Clinic is number one in cardiovascular. However, I haven't been able to find any...

In the US, hospitals are ranked by specialties. For example, the Cleveland Clini...

mjames1

•2 years ago

38 Replies

ablation

Hello! i will do an ablation in exactly 3 weeks and i was told to stop my medicins 7 days prior to the surgery. I take 200mg tambocor and 75mg metoprobol...

Hello! i will do an ablation in exactly 3 weeks and i was told to stop my medici...

Ralves

•2 years ago

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Not exactly ‘in the pink’

Hello everyone. Are there any people out there, that cough up pinkish phlegm. It’s only after lying down for 2 or 3 hours. I’m not quite sure if I’m starting...

Hello everyone. Are there any people out there, that cough up pinkish phlegm. It...

Tickerprobs

•2 years ago

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Manage the Anxiety; Get Living

So I’ve been in atypical flutter for three weeks. Scheduled for DCCV in two days. My visit with the EP nurse yesterday was encouraging. Prior to her visit, I...

So I’ve been in atypical flutter for three weeks. Scheduled for DCCV in two days...

DKBX

•2 years ago

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Thank You

Update , I am waiting on GP call, to see if they can contact this new cardiologist. I have always had a problem with new drugs, I think my Medtronic Micra...

Update , I am waiting on GP call, to see if they can contact this new cardiologi...

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•2 years ago

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Oximeter

The reading on my Pulse Oximeter was BPM 56 and Oxygen 21 and I have a dull pain on the right hand side of my chest close to my armpit. I can't go to my local...

The reading on my Pulse Oximeter was BPM 56 and Oxygen 21 and I have a dull pain...

Sbic

•2 years ago

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anti coagulant brand switch

I admit I have been off my game this last month, having had a nasty couple of weeks with Covid over Christmas and a slow recovery, but I have just noticed that...

I admit I have been off my game this last month, having had a nasty couple of we...

Maggimunro

•2 years ago

40 Replies

Iron tabs with AF meds

Need some advice I have been prescribed iron tabs for anaemia - HB 80 I know they can upset the stomach & need to be taken when stomach empty. My AF meds...

Need some advice I have been prescribed iron tabs for anaemia - HB 80 I know ...

Koladog

•2 years ago

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Mitral Valve and Ethanol Injection procedure

hi all so after 2 ablations which haven’t worked and now in permanent Af I have had a letter through from my EP at St Barts stating the following At my...

hi all so after 2 ablations which haven’t worked and now in permanent Af I ha...

mjm1971

•2 years ago

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Sumatriptan

My GP just prescribed this for my headaches but have read some nasty things about it online. Does anyone on here have any experience with this drug? Thanks

My GP just prescribed this for my headaches but have read some nasty things abou...

riffjack846

•2 years ago

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Cold 🥶 🧊 water 💧 therapy anyone?

Hey AF team Been a while since I posted anything. Quick update all going AF well. AF free for 8 months. Did the same last year. Seem to get a few months of...

Hey AF team Been a while since I posted anything. Quick update all going AF we...

Pigleywigley

•2 years ago

28 Replies

Dronedarone worries

I suffer from PAF, I’ve been on Dronedarone for 4 weeks ,was experiencing a few irregular beats when I first started. Over the last 4 days palpitations day and...

I suffer from PAF, I’ve been on Dronedarone for 4 weeks ,was experiencing a few ...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Is there such a thing as ‘slow AFib?’

Hello all! St Barts in London have offered me an ablation! Taunton referred me to Bristol but they were unwilling because I also have hypertrophic...

Hello all! St Barts in London have offered me an ablation! Taunton referred me...

Slidingdoors99

•2 years ago

104 Replies

Panicked

Basically episodes have been very long 12 up to 36 hours and every couple of days lately. Phoned 111 today for advice and they told me to get to A and E. So...

Basically episodes have been very long 12 up to 36 hours and every couple of day...

Tommyboy21

•2 years ago

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WATCHMAN Inplant

Has anyone had the WATCHMAN Inplant? I’m 71, have Afib and I’m having problems taking 2.5 mg of Eliquis twice a day.. I’m wondering if there are risks...

Has anyone had the WATCHMAN Inplant? I’m 71, have Afib and I’m having problems...

Debjimmay

•2 years ago

12 Replies

New Member

Hi everyone. Just joined the group and am hoping to pick up a few tips from other members who also have atrial fibrillation. I am still working and don't...

Hi everyone. Just joined the group and am hoping to pick up a few tips from othe...

Peebles1

•2 years ago

25 Replies

10 weeks after ablation … seeking reassurance

Firstly, wishing you all a happy and healthy 2023. I am aged 66 and was diagnosed with paroxysmal AF May 2021. Taking Bisoprolol 1.25mg. daily, Edoxaban...

Firstly, wishing you all a happy and healthy 2023. I am aged 66 and was diagno...

Leggylady

•2 years ago

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How can I manage persistent AF

I am in UK and have had paroxysmal AF for a few years and was prescribed Flecainide and Bisoprolol but also had a Pacemaker fitted in July 2020 because of a...

I am in UK and have had paroxysmal AF for a few years and was prescribed Flecain...

Sorre1

•2 years ago

17 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for January 2023

Mini Maze procedure

chilblains

PVCs and sleep/screentime

New to AF

Apixaban

New symptom.

is this too many?

Statins for paroxysmal Atrial Fibulation?

AF variations.

Accuracy of heart monitors during exercise

Ablation causing internal artery bleed

Heart rate during exercise

What are the Best Cardiac Hospitals and EP's in the UK?

ablation

Not exactly ‘in the pink’

Manage the Anxiety; Get Living

Thank You

Oximeter

anti coagulant brand switch

Iron tabs with AF meds

Mitral Valve and Ethanol Injection procedure

Sumatriptan

Cold 🥶 🧊 water 💧 therapy anyone?

Dronedarone worries

Is there such a thing as ‘slow AFib?’

Panicked

WATCHMAN Inplant

New Member

10 weeks after ablation … seeking reassurance

How can I manage persistent AF

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