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So far the only thing I have identified which will most likely put me into afib is a long run - not during the run, but within an hour or so of finishing (is this a vagal afib characteristic)?
What have you found that causes you to leave sinus rhythmn? How long after the triggering event do you go into afib? Does the trigger seem to have any relationship to how long it takes you to convert back to NSR?
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I did it. It kept a log of everything I did and everything I ate. For over two years, I thought I found correlations. But then a few weeks would pass, and the correlations would prove to be false. The cost? Hundreds of hours of work and years of anxiety over what I might eat or do.
I could have written the same thing!!! Tried and tried without success to determine what caused my arrhythmia......all without success. While initially my episodes were very infrequent and short in duration they were very debilitating. I was adamant in my position that any "heart surgery" was not an option I would consider. However, the frequency of the arrhythmia began to increase and I was prescribed daily anti-arrhythmic medication. I experienced just about every side-affect of the medication.
With the guidance of this group I went to see Natale. I hated the medication more than the thought of an ablation and ultimately had the procedure in March 2011. I have been issue free (and medication free) since.
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Sure, all of the above, none of the above. Does that make sense?
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Wolfpack, how do you do that rythmic breathing?
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Wolfpack,
You mentioned that your afib episodes were preceeded by PACs - did you find there was anything you could do while experiencing the PACs which prevented an afib episode from coming on?
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Anne
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