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private pulse ablation cost

Hi has anyone paid for a private pulse field ablation for PAF? If so are you happy to share the full cost? Many Thanks

Hi has anyone paid for a private pulse field ablation for PAF? If so are you ha...

CDAJ

•1 year ago

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Flecainide side effect I hadn’t expected!

I have finally had to give in and start taking Flecainide albeit at a low dose with a larger dose as a PIP option. I had very slight dizziness for the first...

I have finally had to give in and start taking Flecainide albeit at a low dose w...

Sunnyday2022

•1 year ago

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KardiaMobile results

Can others tell me how their AF is reported by their Kardia? My husband has episodes which are stated to be ‘Possible Atrial Fibrillation’. In hospital he’s...

Can others tell me how their AF is reported by their Kardia? My husband has epis...

Kinfusion

•1 year ago

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Digoxin vs Pace & Ablate?

As some already know I’ve had a hard recovery since ablation on 23/11/22. HR was on the rise again slowly from then and the severe respiratory episode went on...

As some already know I’ve had a hard recovery since ablation on 23/11/22. HR wa...

Afibflipper

•1 year ago

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flecainide

going on to this medication Views good or bad as a treatment welcome

NLGA

•1 year ago

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Ageism

I know this is off topic, yet it concerns many of us AF'ers over 75. Yesterday, while tuned into GBN TV, I saw a news item on a new NHS initiative encouraging...

I know this is off topic, yet it concerns many of us AF'ers over 75. Yesterday,...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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braltus inhaker

hi I have just been prescribed a Braltus inhaler of tiotropium bromide for COPD . I am worried about side effects as I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and...

hi I have just been prescribed a Braltus inhaler of tiotropium bromide for COPD...

Caradomben

•1 year ago

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My scars from the mini-maze.

I try to post a photo every month of my scars from the mini-maze. These were taken a few days ago, 14 weeks after my procedure at the NewHeart Watanabe...

I try to post a photo every month of my scars from the mini-maze. These were tak...

saulger

•1 year ago

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holiday insurance

morning everyone. Thanks for sharing all your stories. Very supportive. I have had at for 20 years. Now 71. I've had two ablations over the last year that...

morning everyone. Thanks for sharing all your stories. Very supportive. I have ...

maisie22

•1 year ago

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Thank you all for replies, re Bisoprolol. Back in AF today !

Thank you to all that replied to me ( Alternative to Bisoprolol) yesterday . Last night I didn’t sleep very well, I kept waking up sweating and having...

Thank you to all that replied to me ( Alternative to Bisoprolol) yesterday . Las...

Beverleyb

•1 year ago

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Outcomes of Pulsed Field Ablation study

Take away seems to be outcomes not always better but fewer complications....

CDreamer

•1 year ago

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Bisoprolol to Sotalol

Hi everyone. I’ve been on 10 mgs of Bisoprolol for a year, having had the dose gradually increased since my diagnosis in 2017. This drug has served me well in...

Hi everyone. I’ve been on 10 mgs of Bisoprolol for a year, having had the dose g...

Tellingfibs

•1 year ago

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Diltiazem and side effects

hello, my heart has been quite upset lately and I’ve been told to up my bisoprolol but am finding it hard going with feeling breathless so my arrhythmia nurse...

hello, my heart has been quite upset lately and I’ve been told to up my bisopro...

Electricblue1

•1 year ago

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NSR After Cardioversion

Just out of interest, what’s the longest anyone has stayed in normal sinus rhythm following a cardioversion ….?

Just out of interest, what’s the longest anyone has stayed in normal sinus rhyth...

MartinoH

•1 year ago

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Ablation done!

I had my double ablation (both Atrias) this morning at Basildon CTC and it went really well. Never felt a thing apart from the hiccups generated when they...

I had my double ablation (both Atrias) this morning at Basildon CTC and it wen...

MPA9

•1 year ago

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Flecainide

Hi I’ve been taking Flecainide for the last 12 months originally started on 50 mg twice daily then increased to 100 mg twice daily. Since I’ve upped the...

Hi I’ve been taking Flecainide for the last 12 months originally started on 50 m...

Prince123456

•1 year ago

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just diagnosed with AF, shocked but in hindsight I think I’ve had it a long time. Mainly breathlessness and minor fatigue.

various or best type of treatment please

Hidden

•1 year ago

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Shockwave Therapy By Chiropractor

I just went to a Chiropractor for treatment of agonizing pain in my upper back. He wants to treat me with shockwave therapy but I have concerns of this...

I just went to a Chiropractor for treatment of agonizing pain in my upper back. ...

SnoopyJ

•1 year ago

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Ablation - what to do?

Okay a bit long so please bear with me. In Early October 2022 I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and one symptom of this was Afib. Now, I was being treated...

Okay a bit long so please bear with me. In Early October 2022 I was diagnosed wi...

Jafib53

•1 year ago

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Afib episode after eating

Looking for triggers for my afib. Managed 4 months without an episode, but this is really weird.....my afib seems to have a clock and the episodes come every 4...

Looking for triggers for my afib. Managed 4 months without an episode, but this ...

Karendeena

•1 year ago

37 Replies

Ablation or not. I'm so confused..

I am 71 years old and am on flecainide after several trips to emergency with a heart rate of 170 to 200. Many drugs were tried and flecainide was the only one...

I am 71 years old and am on flecainide after several trips to emergency with a h...

Renesch

•1 year ago

61 Replies

Iron Infusion

Anyone have an iron infusion, and if so how did it affect your afib, or for that matter anything? Had my second infusion yesterday and had a short afib episode...

Anyone have an iron infusion, and if so how did it affect your afib, or for that...

mjames1

•1 year ago

44 Replies

Ablation in local anesthesia

Hi, I'm 25 and I will have an SVT ablation in april. I only have SVT when I'm running or riding my bike (the problem is that I do a lot of sport and I had...

Hi, I'm 25 and I will have an SVT ablation in april. I only have SVT when I'...

Irisshim

•1 year ago

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Ablation abbreviations Curious what they mean.

Just curious what these mean as shown on my discharge letter after ablation.RFV x 3 (USS) RV and CS TSP x 1-BRK-1 and SL0 I can guess at some but not sure.

Just curious what these mean as shown on my discharge letter after ablation.RFV ...

kkatz

•1 year ago

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Changing from Abixiban (Eliquis) to Edoxaban (Lixiana)?

My GP surgery has contacted me saying they want to change me from Apixiban to Edoxaban. I asked why and they said because its much cheaper drug for NHS and I...

My GP surgery has contacted me saying they want to change me from Apixiban to Ed...

wendy6

•1 year ago

26 Replies

Hooray hooray got my appointment today!

I'm seeing a cardiologist EP end of this month, and that feels a big relief, not that they'll have any magic wands! It's really worth chasing these things...

I'm seeing a cardiologist EP end of this month, and that feels a big relief, n...

Rainfern

•1 year ago

18 Replies

Persistent AF

I have had at since 2011 every time I go into af it is persistent and only returns to normal after an ablation, of which I have had four over the years I did...

I have had at since 2011 every time I go into af it is persistent and only retu...

Mitcham

•1 year ago

27 Replies

Welcome to the AF Association West Yorkshire Patient & Caregivers Symposium Event

This FREE morning in-person event will offer patients and caregivers the opportunity to hear from leading Atrial Fibrillation (AF) healthcare professionals...

This FREE morning in-person event will offer patients and caregivers the opportu...

TracyAdmin

Partner•1 year ago

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Af at first but now also atrial tachycardia….

Hi everyone 🦋 Hope you are all doing well x Just wanted to ask I have had Af for over 3 years now and had two ablations that have been somewhat successful...

Hi everyone 🦋 Hope you are all doing well x Just wanted to ask I have had Af...

Sigi1

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Kardia Users : check OS is up to date

Last night my Kardia stopped working, I changed the battery and it still didn't work. I did all the checks I could think of and still it did't work. I...

Last night my Kardia stopped working, I changed the battery and it still didn'...

doodle68

•1 year ago

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Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for March 2023

private pulse ablation cost

Flecainide side effect I hadn’t expected!

KardiaMobile results

Digoxin vs Pace & Ablate?

flecainide

Ageism

braltus inhaker

My scars from the mini-maze.

holiday insurance

Thank you all for replies, re Bisoprolol. Back in AF today !

Outcomes of Pulsed Field Ablation study

Bisoprolol to Sotalol

Diltiazem and side effects

NSR After Cardioversion

Ablation done!

Flecainide

just diagnosed with AF, shocked but in hindsight I think I’ve had it a long time. Mainly breathlessness and minor fatigue.

Shockwave Therapy By Chiropractor

Ablation - what to do?

Afib episode after eating

Ablation or not. I'm so confused..

Iron Infusion

Ablation in local anesthesia

Ablation abbreviations Curious what they mean.

Changing from Abixiban (Eliquis) to Edoxaban (Lixiana)?

Hooray hooray got my appointment today!

Persistent AF

Welcome to the AF Association West Yorkshire Patient & Caregivers Symposium Event

Af at first but now also atrial tachycardia….

Kardia Users : check OS is up to date

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