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Atrial Fibrillation Support

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ecg reading please

hi all can you cast your eye over this please I know I’ve sent one recently but I’m weaning off of Bisoporol as an experiment and it’s been 48 hours...

hi all can you cast your eye over this please I know I’ve sent one recently...

mjm1971

•1 year ago

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cyroablation

so I went today for the cyroablation, went through the whole procedure only to be told when I came round that they couldn’t complete it something to do with...

so I went today for the cyroablation, went through the whole procedure only to b...

Henry716

•1 year ago

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Anyone take amioderone?

With my ablation on the 14th July and the recently prescribed Sotalol not really reducing my heart rate, I've been put on to Amioderone and a lower dose of...

With my ablation on the 14th July and the recently prescribed Sotalol not really...

Cabinessence

•1 year ago

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Afib, sleep apnea and diverticulitis from aerophagia

Hi. I have afib and sleep apnea. As you know, some think that sleep apnea may be a causitive factor in afib. I have been using cpap and bipap machines for...

Hi. I have afib and sleep apnea. As you know, some think that sleep apnea may b...

nmack

•1 year ago

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interesting development

https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/virtual-cardiology-wards-help-patients-side-step-2023a1000cck

https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/virtual-cardiology-wards-help-patients-si...

OldJane

•1 year ago

1 Reply

A-Fid

5 years ago I was rushed to hospital with 100 lbs of fuild in my chest, around my lungs, heart, stomach and just rest all over me. I was diagnosed with A Fid....

5 years ago I was rushed to hospital with 100 lbs of fuild in my chest, around m...

tnohnsons

•1 year ago

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NT-proBNP test shows over 1800 (2,255) Does it indicate heart failure?

Latest info: When I saw my doctor, having experienced some worry about this test, he was immediately aware that the high BNP level was directly attributable...

Latest info: When I saw my doctor, having experienced some worry about this tes...

oscarfox49

•1 year ago

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Medical travel insurance

Following recent posts about travel insurance I'm going on a 24 day cruise to Canada in September and thought as my annual policy expires in August I'd do...

Following recent posts about travel insurance I'm going on a 24 day cruise to Ca...

hausjac

•1 year ago

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Afib in young people (less than 40 years old)

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with persistent Atrial Fibrillation 2 months ago. I had blood test, echocardiogram and I managed to see a cardiologist privately…...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with persistent Atrial Fibrillation 2 months ago. ...

En85

•1 year ago

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John Mandrola: Is the Field of Electrophysiology Stuck?

Article by John Mandrola, the American EP, at the World Heart Rhythm society annual meeting. He makes a number of points indicating that the field of EP has...

Article by John Mandrola, the American EP, at the World Heart Rhythm society ann...

MarkS

•1 year ago

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how low is too low with bpm on bisoporol

prior to being diagnosed with PAF, my resting heart rate was always between 68-72 now on bisoporol my resting rate is between 52-60. Is this ok does anyone...

prior to being diagnosed with PAF, my resting heart rate was always between 68-7...

macymoo007

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Bisoprolol

Fatigued and VO2 level is very low. Could Bisoprolol be the cause and is it safe to come off it if it is. I take 1.25mg daily for Tachycardia.

Fatigued and VO2 level is very low. Could Bisoprolol be the cause and is it safe...

Renigidale

•1 year ago

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Is flecainide a good drug?

I have been very low profile of late because I had nearly two years free of AF - then it came back last Wednesday with a vengeance and refused to go away......

I have been very low profile of late because I had nearly two years free of AF -...

Hidden

•1 year ago

43 Replies

hrs heart rate variation

Hello everyone I have raised this before, and afterwards went to see a cardiologist privately to ask about low HRV, Mine is very low but he said he was not...

Hello everyone I have raised this before, and afterwards went to see a cardiol...

foxglove1

•1 year ago

31 Replies

Living With A-Fib Questions

Hi All, I was diagnosed with A-Fib only a few weeks ago so everything is still very new and a bit bewildering. I think I was first aware that something wasn't...

Hi All, I was diagnosed with A-Fib only a few weeks ago so everything is still v...

PeakyO

•1 year ago

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copious urination during AF

I have recently noticed that during particularly bad episodes of AF , during the first couple of hours I pass loads of urine. I can have a really full bladder...

I have recently noticed that during particularly bad episodes of AF , during the...

GranmaWendy

•1 year ago

19 Replies

Palpitations

I'm after some advice please..I had a cardioversion last week which was successful, heart still behaving but today I've noticed some palpitations, is this...

I'm after some advice please..I had a cardioversion last week which was successf...

Bramley01

•1 year ago

1 Reply

World Heart Rhythm Week: Considerations and challenges in arrhythmia

This World Heart Rhythm Week Touch Cardio spoke to Dr Andrea Russo (Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, New Jersey, USA) to discuss all things...

This World Heart Rhythm Week Touch Cardio spoke to Dr Andrea Russo (Cooper Medic...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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Afib and heart failure

Does afib always lead to heart failure?I have just had a medication review with a specialist who works with our GP surgery and doctors. He claims that any afib...

Does afib always lead to heart failure?I have just had a medication review with ...

Karendeena

•1 year ago

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Post pace and ablate

Hi everyone…..I said I would do a follow up after leaving hospital for AV node ablation. I was kept in hospital for four extra days because of...

Hi everyone…..I said I would do a follow up after leaving hospital for AV node ...

Lamplight37

•1 year ago

8 Replies

EDOXABAN side effects

Hi, following detection of AF on a newly fitted LINQ ECG implant I have been on Edoxaban for a fortnight. It corresponds of course to exposure to sunny...

Hi, following detection of AF on a newly fitted LINQ ECG implant I have been on ...

Chinkoflight

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Dronedarone

Well, I finally heard from my cardiologist just 5 weeks after being told that I needed an urgent appointment. Yesterday, I received a copy of a letter sent to...

Well, I finally heard from my cardiologist just 5 weeks after being told that I ...

Norfolk_spaniel

•1 year ago

7 Replies

quick question

hi. I’m recently diagnosed with PAF so still have lots of questions. Do beta blockers stop AF or just keep BP low during AF? My last episode started...

hi. I’m recently diagnosed with PAF so still have lots of questions. Do beta bl...

macymoo007

•1 year ago

25 Replies

pacemaker to be fitted tomorrow

so tomorrow I have a pacemaker fitted & I am so nervous. Am worried about how to cope afterwards with using the arm & shoulder the pacemaker is in. I...

so tomorrow I have a pacemaker fitted & I am so nervous. Am worried about how t...

Bidart17

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Holiday insurance recommendations?

Hi, I have paroxysmal AF. I'm mainly in normal sinus rhythm but due to a slight increase in episodes of AF and dramatic changes I have been forced to make to...

Hi, I have paroxysmal AF. I'm mainly in normal sinus rhythm but due to a slight...

Gambia100

•1 year ago

12 Replies

Magnesium Taurate

I have, for many years, purchased Cardiovascular Research Magnesium Taurate, 125mg, 180 Capsules from Amazon. Seemingly they don’t do them anymore. Does anyone...

I have, for many years, purchased Cardiovascular Research Magnesium Taurate, 125...

LouBrig

•1 year ago

24 Replies

Advice on upcoming holiday

Hi everyone, I am looking for advice.I have paroxysmal afib with episodes coming roughly every 4 months (I've never yet discovered the trigger and my EP says I...

Hi everyone, I am looking for advice.I have paroxysmal afib with episodes coming...

Karendeena

•1 year ago

35 Replies

another question, well a worry!

next year my husband and I both turn 70, my daughter and her husband want us to go with them on holiday to Florida to celebrate. I would love to go BUT I am...

next year my husband and I both turn 70, my daughter and her husband want us to ...

GranmaWendy

•1 year ago

19 Replies

changing pattern

my AF first started about 5 yrs ago, on holiday in france and they diagnosed it as Atrial Flutter. when I got home and saw a cardiologist, she reccomended...

my AF first started about 5 yrs ago, on holiday in france and they diagnosed it ...

GranmaWendy

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Activity post ablation

Hello, I just had my second RF ablation on May 31st. My original was an AF ablation on Jan 27th with a relatively difficult recovery with siginificant...

Hello, I just had my second RF ablation on May 31st. My original was an AF abla...

MKMafib

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for June 2023

ecg reading please

cyroablation

Anyone take amioderone?

Afib, sleep apnea and diverticulitis from aerophagia

interesting development

A-Fid

NT-proBNP test shows over 1800 (2,255) Does it indicate heart failure?

Medical travel insurance

Afib in young people (less than 40 years old)

John Mandrola: Is the Field of Electrophysiology Stuck?

how low is too low with bpm on bisoporol

Bisoprolol

Is flecainide a good drug?

hrs heart rate variation

Living With A-Fib Questions

copious urination during AF

Palpitations

World Heart Rhythm Week: Considerations and challenges in arrhythmia

Afib and heart failure

Post pace and ablate

EDOXABAN side effects

Dronedarone

quick question

pacemaker to be fitted tomorrow

Holiday insurance recommendations?

Magnesium Taurate

Advice on upcoming holiday

another question, well a worry!

changing pattern

Activity post ablation

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