Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? I had my ablation for flutter and afib May 16. A few days later I started having some short afibs. My heart rate usually stays below 100 at rest but sometimes goes 100-110 for a bit. During the months waiting for my ablation I took no meds except Eliquis. A primary reason for me having the ablation was to not have to take rate or rhythm control drugs. I track my ECG on an Apple Watch and a Kardia device. The doc/nurses have asked for me to send them several of these tracings each day. Some show afib but some sinus. Yesterday a nurse wrote that I should start taking some diltiazem and then they want to schedule me for a cardioversion "if my heart remains in persistent afib". Has anyone had a cardioversion just a few weeks after an ablation for Afib? Why is she saying I have persistent Afib when the devices often show sinus?I have asked to speak with my doc directly but since it is a holiday weekend I probably will not hear back until Tuesday. thanks https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185623#msg-185623 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:35:39 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185896#msg-185896 Re: Muiltaq https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185896#msg-185896 bneedell AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:52:10 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185889#msg-185889 Re: Muiltaq https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185889#msg-185889
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I started taking the Multaq just now, finally got up the nerve..your encouragement helped a lot. Can I ask you (or others who have taken Multaq) what side effects you had and when did the occur after beginning this drug?

I’ve been taking Multaq for a few months. As Carey said, it is considered to be a mild antiarrythmic with few side-effects. For me though, it gives digestive side-effects. It is most effective when taken with a meal that includes fat and protein. Before I started taking it with a full meal, rather than a snack, it was hard to tolerate the digestive troubles. Now, while I still have mild problems, I am tolerating them. I started getting these side-effects shortly after starting Multaq. It is keeping me in rhythm though, for which I am very grateful.]]> Daisy AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:39:16 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185879#msg-185879 Re: Muiltaq https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185879#msg-185879 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:17:55 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185878#msg-185878 Muiltaq https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185878#msg-185878 bneedell AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 17 Jun 2022 01:42:30 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185817#msg-185817 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185817#msg-185817
My last ablation was my 6th (long story). I went into that ablation with afib plus flutter that routinely hit a rate of 250, plus another separate flutter circuit that ran at 120. I came out of the procedure in NSR. During the first month I needed the Multaq to keep ectopics and afib suppressed, but after that all the flutter, afib, and ectopics were gone and remain gone today (it will be 5 years in August).

So I'm not a good example for you to compare yourself to. A large percentage of the people here who've had ablations experienced flutter during the first month of their blanking period, but it will usually go away on its own. Your heart is inflamed and twitchy after the procedure, and it takes a few weeks for that to calm down and for the ablation lines to turn to scar tissue. So you just need the Multaq to keep things calmed down during those few weeks.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:51:28 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185794#msg-185794 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185794#msg-185794 bneedell AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 09 Jun 2022 01:55:45 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185787#msg-185787 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185787#msg-185787
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Multaq is actually one of the mildest antiarrhythmics there is with very few side effects. That also makes it one of the least effective, but there's no harm in starting out with the milder, safer choices.
I started Multaq after Flecainide failed and, much to my surprise, it is working very well. It does give me digestive troubles which I am learning to manage with an awkward meal schedule.]]> Daisy AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:58:40 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185783#msg-185783 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185783#msg-185783


Flutter is a common problem following ablations. Yes, it almost certainly is due to the ablation, but it may not continue. I would definitely try the Multaq. Read up on any cardiology drug and they all sound scary, but Multaq is actually one of the mildest antiarrhythmics there is with very few side effects. That also makes it one of the least effective, but there's no harm in starting out with the milder, safer choices. It worked for me following my last ablation, and I only had to take it for a month.

None of this points to any heart damage. It's all pretty standard right now. You should expect bumps in the road during the blanking period. If the flutter continues beyond a month from now, I'll begin to say you're probably going to need a touch-up procedure to stop it.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:08:59 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185778#msg-185778 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185778#msg-185778 bneedell AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:24:51 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185665#msg-185665 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185665#msg-185665
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Do you take an anticoagulant?

I can virtually guarantee you you're going to be on an anticoagulant for at least 3 months. Your doctor would be irresponsible to take you off it before then unless you have bleeding problems.

After that, it's going to depend on your CHADS-Vasc score and the success of your ablation. Click the link and tell us what your score is. That will help us a lot to understand where you're at.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 30 May 2022 04:06:44 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185657#msg-185657 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185657#msg-185657
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The Propafenone drug is very much mainly used as a need only every few days or weeks ect. whenever an ind. has an Afib episode starting. It is swallowed or in my case Chewed right after the heart first starts going wacky then it stops the episode cold as the PIP (pill in pocket) term comes from.

For bneedell, here is the original paper on PIP [www.nejm.org]]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 29 May 2022 23:43:24 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185651#msg-185651 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185651#msg-185651
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Thank you....so you were able to stop the Propafenone? Do you take an anticoagulant?

No.....i only took the blood thinner for a period of time a few months or less after my Ablation.

The Propafenone drug is very much mainly used as a need only every few days or weeks ect. whenever an ind. has an Afib episode starting. It is swallowed or in my case Chewed right after the heart first starts going wacky then it stops the episode cold as the PIP (pill in pocket) term comes from.]]> vanlith AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 29 May 2022 18:51:10 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185640#msg-185640 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185640#msg-185640 bneedell AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 29 May 2022 02:33:28 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185639#msg-185639 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185639#msg-185639
All the best...Keep the faith]]> vanlith AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 29 May 2022 01:29:55 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185624#msg-185624 Re: Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185624#msg-185624
I don't know why she called it persistent afib. Persistent afib is defined as afib that doesn't stop without intervention for a week or more. Maybe she was using the word "persistent" more generally.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 28 May 2022 15:48:40 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185623#msg-185623 Cardioversion 2 weeks post ablation? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,185623,185623#msg-185623 bneedell AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 28 May 2022 15:33:38 +0000