Hi Safib (sorry for the previous faux pas), Here is another article that addresses the chloroquine v COVID 19 question from May 2020 (? the future) It's positive but with some concerns. I'm just more comfortable with the ARBs. Here's another older article addressing an RAS approach to SARS 1 therapy that suggests that increased ACE2 Is a good thing even though it is the taby PC, MD - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Jackie, Thank you for the Vitamin C tip. But I just received my 1 kg container of vitamin C powder from Amazon and it stands at the ready should it be needed over and above my daily dose. Hi Satin, My goal is to inform, not to convince. I present the dots and connect them in a certain way. You can deny the dots or connect them in a different way. The ultimate decision rests with the rby PC, MD - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thank you for the post Elizabeth. Dr. Brown and many others are behind the eight ball on this. See my latest post with the linked diagrams.by PC, MD - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thank you George for the good point. The tide in favor of ARBs against COVID 19 is beginning to surge. This is especially important for LAFers in particular. Many of those with SARS2 (COVID 19) in the ICU develop hypertension from the increased angiotensin II and hypokalemia from the increased aldosterone (RAAS) not surprisingly. You can bet they become hypoagnesemic too. As Dr.by PC, MD - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thought I would add my $.02 on Vitamin D wrt to LAF and COVID. Although LAF hardly qualifies as a comorbidity, it might if you are elderly, whenever that occurs. Plus I'm sharing my personal therapeutic approach to COVID. Support for it can be found at the end of this post. It's technical and in the past such a post would have been called a "brain cramp". Almost 15 years agby PC, MD - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Aloha Mike, I’m visiting the Philippines now with my wife, so I’ll be brief. I had the same problem pre and post ablation. For me it’s all about K. As Jackie always says, “K calms the heart.” I proved this for myself via three consecutive Holter monitors - one without K, one with 300 mg q 3h, one without K. I had 10x more PACs when off K. And you can’t improve intracellular K in the face of aby PC, MD - AFIBBERS FORUM
Add Bill Bradley (Knicks) and Mario LEMIEUX (Penguins) to Shannon’s list. They’re not only all endurance sports athletes but also all tall athletesby PC, MD - AFIBBERS FORUM
Aloha all, Thank you for all the posts. Thank you George for the better link to my article. Thank you Jackie for the arginine insight. Unfortunately foods high in arginine and low in lysine (chocolate, nuts, ...) cause other problems for me. Arginine is linked to nitrates (Viagra, Cialis) for fast acting vasodilation and should be excellent for angina (not to mention ED). Mike, preablation MSby PC, MD - AFIBBERS FORUM
Aloha Barry, I too had afib followed six years later by aflutter and had the same dilemma - is it right or left sided. If you’ve had an afib ablation in Bordeaux, they generally do a cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation prophylactically for aflutter. Your ablation report should have documented this. According to Bordeaux’s data, this is 99% successful. However my aflutter EKG showed down goingby PC, MD - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dear Afibbers, It’s been many years since I’ve posted anything on afibbers.org. After two successful ablations in Bordeaux, one for atrial fib (2005) and one for atrial flutter (2011), life has been grand. However, very recently I experienced a condition which I feel is related to lone atrial fibrillation, something to which those of you that have remained fit into your senior years may beby PC, MD - AFIBBERS FORUM