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        <title>Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Increases Risk for Atrial Fibrillation</title>
        <description> Interesting article on this condition and relation to AFIB

[prac.co]</description>
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            <title>Re: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Increases Risk for Atrial Fibrillation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I’ve had RSV twice.  That’s the only time I’ve had to use meds/nebulizer for asthma.   Along with the respiratory symptoms, the GERD symptoms came on fast and furious both times.  Was there a symbiotic relationship there?  I think so.  When I was in the throngs of “active” afib, I did not perceive that GERD was the trigger.  But both diseases can be tricky.  The afib playbook consists of meds and surgery for the most part.  I was too consumed with managing my life as my heart was beating at 180 BPM.  Looking back, after my first ablation, cimetidine  was prescribed for about 40 days.  I now take famotidine as needed.  If I was supposed to put two and two together, I wasn’t able to.  For nearly two years, I have been symptom-free.  In my case, drastic conditions required a drastic response.  No regrets here.  I get up in the morning knowing that my heart is being regulated by a device, notably, a pacemaker thanks to the docs at Penn Medicine.  Because I went into heart failure, I had the opportunity to go through phase two of cardiac rehab.  Now I look forward to phase three of heart rehab (gym) at Beebe Healthcare Rehoboth, DE.]]></description>
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            <title>Re: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Increases Risk for Atrial Fibrillation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I always got Afib after dinner while reclining in my couch. Everyone is different. It isn’t set in stone reflux causes Afib, but some folks are more sensitive than others.]]></description>
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            <title>Re: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Increases Risk for Atrial Fibrillation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ And herewith we have begun to see some empirical evidence from those who insist that reflux, indigestion, GERD tend to set them off.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Increases Risk for Atrial Fibrillation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Makes sense]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Interesting article on this condition and relation to AFIB<br />
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[<a href="http://prac.co/l/293w2nuy"  rel="nofollow">prac.co</a>]]]></description>
            <dc:creator>sldabrowski</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
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