Are we just the beginning? October 24, 2018 09:07PM |
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Re: Are we just the beginning? October 25, 2018 08:50AM |
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So I assume from the increase in attention on media, afib is on a sharp rise
Re: Are we just the beginning? October 25, 2018 09:52AM |
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Pompon
Carey, they may have been unlucky. I'm still surprised knowing many afibbers don't feel their afib.
I don't remember having had an ECG before my first afib episode. I was 57.
Re: Are we just the beginning? October 25, 2018 10:58AM |
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Carey
Carey, they may have been unlucky. I'm still surprised knowing many afibbers don't feel their afib.
I don't remember having had an ECG before my first afib episode. I was 57.
A routine physical includes an ECG. If you'd never had one by the age of 57 either you weren't doing periodic physicals or your PCP was negligent.
Re: Are we just the beginning? October 25, 2018 03:03PM |
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"Usually, you do not need an ECG if you don’t have risk factors for heart disease or symptoms that suggest possible heart disease.
The test is not useful in routine checkups for people who do not have risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure or symptoms of heart disease, like chest pain."
Re: Are we just the beginning? October 25, 2018 08:48PM |
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"Usually, you do not need an ECG if you don’t have risk factors for heart disease or symptoms that suggest possible heart disease.
The test is not useful in routine checkups for people who do not have risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure or symptoms of heart disease, like chest pain."
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Re: Are we just the beginning? October 25, 2018 10:18PM |
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Re: Are we just the beginning? October 26, 2018 01:12AM |
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wolfpack
No way. That’s some insurer or white coat elitist talking out of their you-know-what. Go tell an electrician that a multimeter check isn’t necessary before grabbing a high voltage wire. After all, we could save on multimeters! A few dead electricians is worth it.
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Re: Are we just the beginning? October 26, 2018 08:16AM |
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Re: Are we just the beginning? October 26, 2018 10:16AM |
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JoyWin
I’m surprised at some of the responses to what is about being proactive and looking for the best possible treatment and outcomes for oneself.
Wolfpack and Carey’s comments are just common sense. If you don’t look out for yourself who will.
Having an ECG Is cheap and non invasive and just may save your life. It may not show anything the first time, or the second time but nothing has been lost in the process.
Rather than arguing why you shouldn’t have one, I’d much rather argue why I should.
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Re: Are we just the beginning? October 26, 2018 12:09PM |
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Carey
The problem is a large percentage of false positives on any test, that lead to procedures like angioplasty.
Anyone undergoing angioplasty or any other invasive procedure based solely on an ECG has a quack for a doctor to begin with.
Re: Are we just the beginning? October 26, 2018 03:36PM |
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jpeters
They are often done at the same time that you have an angiogram, so good luck.
Re: Are we just the beginning? October 26, 2018 04:31PM |
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Re: Are we just the beginning? October 26, 2018 04:32PM |
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Carey
They are often done at the same time that you have an angiogram, so good luck.
Of course they are. They're done during almost any invasive cardiac procedure. But that's not what I said. I said angiograms aren't done based solely on an ECG. I can't think of any invasive procedure that's done based solely on an ECG.
Re: Are we just the beginning? October 26, 2018 09:19PM |
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