One Joule does not equal 1 volt. 1 Volt = 1Joule/coulomb and a Coulomb is a large charge. I think your intuition is correct that the battery likely doesn't have that amount of energy, so your PM doesn't need that much current (Coulombs/sec). PM energy requirement is ~ 15 microJoules for each pulse, I believe.by mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Folks need to be aware that the statement about CI extending below and above 1.0 only means the result is not statistically significant when the discussion is about something like "odds ratio" as it is in the study under discussion. (Thanks for posting the link, George). CI can be used in various ways.by mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I dug up the study and found that it had (in my reading) nothing to do with tapering or not tapering discontinuation of DOAC. The article in "People's Pharmacy" talked about tapering; however, the study they cited appeared to indicate that there was an increased stroke use following discontinuation of the DOAC and there was a time-dependence of stroke frequency. (More likely toby mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Can you identify times when the pounding is worse or better? For example, I find that I can feel pounding if I'm lying on my back or leaning back against a hard surface like a chair. Avoiding these things has helped whether in NSR or Afib.by mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was on metoprolol for at least a year and a half while taking potassium gluconate supplements and eating just about any high potassium food I could find. (Didn't learn about low-sodium V-8 until this week). Anyway, after a year, my Potassium levels were just below dead-center of the "normal" range. YMMV.by mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you for the thoughtful and thought-provoking replies. To clear up some misunderstanding, I have not had an ablation and am puzzling over the next decisions. The ECV was successful and I've been in NSR since then (4 months). I do feel better than I did having AFIB 24x7 for the prior 2 years but I wouldn't call it "a high" as someone on this forum described. I do beby mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Again, Following your recommendations (and probably too much thinking), I finally had a (successful) cardioversion in August. After being in persistent AFIB for at least two years, I'm now in normal sinus rhythm. Still taking Amiodarone and Eliquis along with a few other drugs on the advice of cardiologists. I asked my EP about changing to Multaq (or some other anti-arrhythmic)by mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you, all, for the perspectives and information. I appreciate your time and welcome any other thoughts.by mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM
First Post. I've been lurking on this forum since I was diagnosed a year and a half ago. (M 61, persistent, lone AFIB.) I still find it hard to believe that I'm *always* in AFIB. 24x7 according to the Holter. Since I've been on metoprolol, I rarely feel anything. First cardiologist/EP recommended amiodarone + cardioversion. I ran for a second opinion. Ended up with a slewby mike111 - AFIBBERS FORUM