It's always pleasant reading from people being fine after ablations. Thanks for sharing !by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d For some unfortunate afibbers, even frequent ablation procedures do not always result in a 100% cure. It's a sad truth !by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Amiodarone is often used here in ER as a first attempt to get a paroxysmal afibber back to NSR. It seems to be efficient and well tolerated this way (short term use).by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Looks interesting. Order placed!by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
On this forum, ablations are rarely 100% effective, but the reasons for that are well known : happy patients very rarely come (back) here to tell they're fine. Based on my on case, I'd say ablations are far from being 100% effective, even short-term, but it's me. And drugs are far far worse than ablations. If I was sure it would be 100% effective, i'd run to the lab for a fiby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Some of your afib events might be stress related. Being quietly using your kardia at home is not necessarily the same as having an EKG recording done by the nurse. It may sound stupid, but just a little stress may have strange effects on your HR, even if those effects are short lived.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks. It's very clear on both graphsby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was still thinking "voltage", but nothing like that. It's misreading. The "flutter" parts have little UP and down variation, since it's a regular rhythm. Right ?by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I took sotalol during 1year, and neither my cardiologist nor EP said a word about potassium.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
George, your second graph shows the weakness of the beating during flutter...by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks. I wasn't sure having done the link correctly. It's an old tracing (2018), from the last time I took flecainide. I felt bad for some hours, my BP was low and the beats were weak. Those meds can generate really awful unwanted effects.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Is this flutter ? https://ibb.co/jMj6NPjby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
How are you taking your pulses? With your fingers or with an electronic device? I'm asking because this squeezing in your chest you're talking about reminds me of the sensation of bradycardia I experienced some years ago. Bigeminal PACs or PVCs give this awful sensation.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Propafenone is the same class of rhythm drug as flecainide, with some slight bb properties. If flecainide does not work or has unbearable side effects, it'll likely be the same with propafenone.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'd like being able to take some tracings while exercising, even on a static bicycle, but the results are always nearly unreadable, unless I stop moving the time to record something, of course. No big deal, but sometimes a little frustrating.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter AFAIK AFIB begets AFIB. It only gets worse as time goes on. Yeah. Usually. It seems it's what's happening in the OP's case. Taking rhythm meds may be efficient... for some time. The rhythm drugs often have bad side effects. Then comes the ablation way... IMO, the most crucial thing is to know "how is the patient while in afib", before taking otherby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm no expert, but, AFAIK, your Dr is right... if you're OK while in afib. Taking a blood thinner and a betablocker puts you in the "rate control" strategy, which is not necessarily bad. Many afibbers are fine like that and live a long life. Nevertheless, there are other conditions you don't mention : global health state, age, other problems, how you are while in afib, aby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
My understanding is some people are prone to AFib. It's likely genetic. There are conditions favouring AFib. If they're transitory, one might be afib free for a while when those conditions are away. Infections, in my case (cold, flu...), excess tiredness or bad hydratation increase the risks having an episode. So, for me, the answer to your question is yes.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've tried Xarelto, Savaysa and Pradaxa. I experienced stomach and bowels discomfort with both Savaysa and Xarelto, and some benign anal bleeding. I was always fine with Pradaxa. I wonder if it can be linked to the fact they're both 1 dose a day, Pradaxa being 2/day (like Eliquis I'll ask to try next time I've to take an OAC).by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think it's crucial, at least for me, if I drink alcohol (moderately : just one beer or glass of wine). It requires some hours and several glasses of water for my body to get rid of it. If I drink my beer or wine in the evening, I go to bed before the job done. It's likely I'd be somewhat dehydrated or/or eletrolyte imbalanced after a couple hours of sleep. Drinking more water prby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good news ! Happy for you ! (I'll be 65 in feb too.)by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I understand PFA can be a "safer" technology, but are there other benefits? May one hope the ablations being "better" because of this technology (other things being equal, of course)?by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Que, how are the tracings while you're moving ? Usually, body motion induces lots of artifacts in the recordings...by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'd like to know if those who say caffeine is bad drink their coffee without sugar.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've had 15000/day, both my cardiologist and EP said they were benign. I had less for some weeks with the help of flec and bb, but those meds had serious side effects. Two touch-up ablations helped. I'm meds free. I've still some ectopics or afib episodes, but far less numerous and self-ending.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
The most difficult thing with those events is to be close to your cardiologist as soon as they happen... Not always simple. Some doctors may hand you a portable EKG monitor to keep fore some times, waiting for an event. That's how it went for me. If you can feel an episode coming, you might have the time to go to the ER and have it recorded.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
PACs and AFib have in common the fact that some cells are firing erratically in the atria. Some PACs now and then are just PACs. They're benign. Repeated (consecutive) PACs are runs of PACs. The longer the runs, the more they resemble AFib. When there are more PACs than normal beats on an 1 min EKG tracing, and those PACs aren't organised (say, like in a bigeminal or doublets patternby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebneedell Do we know why the need for a second ablation is so common? Is it because the EP/team made errors the first time and suggest we should find a different EP? thanks Yes and no. There are EPs only ablating "easy" areas. Okay for many patients, but there are difficult cases. They may require more than one procedure to have it done, even with a top grade EP. Don't fby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was wondering why they suddenly decided to have you in NSR, since you were apparently fine despite being in afib for years.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM