AF query

[6TIMES]

Hi, my question is this, if it makes sense,

You have your pulse taken by a professional 6 time's in a 3 week period and you are told yes you are in AF, does this mean that you have definitely got AF and it is there all of the time and won't go away on it's own, but could go away,

It's not possible to say how long it has been like this but I had a ecg a while ago because of meds i take, not heart related, and the ecg was fine,

What is it called if you have it all of the time and is it worse than having it now and again,

Thanks

[IanMK]

Paroxysmal AF starts and stops if it’s own accord. Persistent AF doesn’t stop on its own but may be stopped with treatment. Long standing persistent AF (or permanent AF) is continuous AF despite treatment. Some people have AF without knowing but others are very symptomatic. There is an AF Association forum on HealthUnlocked that you will find very informative.

[Bagrat]

I would also rcommend tbe AF forum. Permanent AF is usually less symptomatic than paroxysmal AF. I have the latter well controlled with meds and my husband, with 2 MIs and a valve issue the former. I don't know what you mean by a while ago but a friends husband recently had a cardioversion (heart given a shock under gen anaesthetic) and has been in normal (sinus) rhythm since. This is usually a temporary fix which helps docs decide if another procedure would help your symptoms. Any treatment for AF is to improve quality of life not cure. Also look at you tube videos by Dr Sanjay Gupta York Cardiology . He explains things so well and cares for the person not just the disease.

[Sunnie2day in reply to Bagrat]

Wait, what?! Dr Gupta is now in the UK??!! I used to watch him on CNN years ago while working in the USA, how wonderful to hear he is now less than 300 miles from my NE Scotland home! Thank-you for the heads-up, I've just Googled and bookmarked his website.

[Bagrat in reply to Sunnie2day]

Noooo. Not CNN Dr Gupta. Different one. This man cardiologist at York Hosp North Yorks. Great chap. He does skype consults if appropriate.

[Sunnie2day in reply to Bagrat]

(Insert embarrassed face emoji here, the CNN one is a neurosurgeon, and I knew that!) I still am going to give his (York Dr Gupta) website a serious look - I read his post about echocardiograms and found it interesting and helpful (I'm booked to discuss my result with the cardiologist next week). So, still, thank-you for the heads-up.

[Bagrat in reply to Sunnie2day]

He is a member of AF forum