Tim: Why would the doctors do an ablation when you only had a couple of episodes of afib? Usually a ablation is not performed until a patient has been given anti-arrythmia drugs which don't work. Were you taking any beta-blockers before and after your ablation? Lizby Elizabeth H. - AFIBBERS FORUM
Information on ways to tailor the rate responsive features of pacemakers to the needs of the athlete/exerciser are discussed here. The authors make the point that more than one kind of sensor should be used, and that the clinician needs to take the time to set the sensors according to the patient's need: I have wondered whether a slow heart rate (bradycardia) might be a risk factor forby DickI - AFIBBERS FORUM
I find this topic very interesting. My husband's heart rate never goes much higher than 120 even when he is sprinting. His resting heart rate is around 50 and he has a good exercise capacity. He is 59 and a life long exerciser. I know this is abnormal and he is still having afib after two ablations. He has had all the ekg's/stress test, echo's. CAT scans and they say he is normby Debbie S. - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Sujo, The chronotrpoic incompetence was demonstrated during 4 different stress tests I had between Sept. of last year and Jan of this year. My heart rate went up to 115 and stopped increasing no matter how much the workload was increased. The term sick sinus syndrome is an umbrella term that covers any dysfunction dealing with the sinus node. One major factor for my EP was that the onlyby Tim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Tim, So pleased to hear that you seem to have got to the bottom of your symptoms. I'm interested in any information as to how your diagnosis was eventually determined by your E.P. What were the distinguishing features or differential diagnosis? I have often wondered about my own experience with AF which does not seem to follow what many experience on this board. Consequently, I am a littlby sujo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Tim, Glad to hear that you are doing well. I often contemplate as to just how many AFrs have AF that is associated to some extent with undiagnosed milder variant of SSS. Regards, Mikeby Mike - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had my first episode of AFib in 2002. I had my RF ablation in 6/10. Once the ablation took is when all of my problems really started. It turns out that my AFib was just a symptom of sick sinus syndrome, specifically chornotropic incompetence. I have had ectopy free periods interspersed with weeks or months of frequent PACs since my ablation. My EP just implanted an on demand pacemaker lastby Tim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn, It *may be* that the effects of rhodiola might add to the effects on blood pressure and heart muscle actions of a beta blocker, as indicated here: "We conclude that systemic administration of the WtF of Rhodiola sacra radix elicited a potent hypotensive effect that was mediated by the withdrawal of sympathetic vasomotor tone and interaction with the circulatory angiotensin system. Thby DickI - AFIBBERS FORUM
It has been just over 4 months since my AF ablation. The first month was fine. After that I started getting chest pain and shortness of breath in increasing duration and severity on a daily basis. In September I went to the ER with chest pain and was admitted with high Troponin. I was only kept overnight for observation. Last week I went back to the ER again with chest pain unrelieved with nby Tim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tim - I presume you also take magnesium? If not, you should consider adding it so the potassium can function properly. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, I was given oral K+ in the hospital 3 times and a prescription for it for 1 month. I was taken off coumadin on Wed. by my EP and told to start 81mg of ASA but now the doc wants me to take 325mg/day of ASA.by Tim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tim - any advice to you about bringing up your potassium (and magnesium) levels? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Last Thursday I had really bad chest pain. I ended up in the ER and was admitted to the hospital. My troponin was high and my K+ was low. EKG was sinus brady. From the last doctor I saw, I was told that I had MVP and moderate regrugitation. My own doctor had me do another echo and a stress echo. They both showed that the valve was fine and there is only trace regurgitation. However, duringby Tim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Janet, That's a good question. Although pathologic AF would be helped by weight loss, IMHO adrenergic type LAF would not be helped but would be hindered. Adrenergic LAFers may have their episodes triggered by stress, but their HRV is higher than normal (more parasympathetic). One way to demonstrate this is by observing one's HR increase immediately (one to two seconds) after swalloby PC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Found these to be of interest. Effect of phospholipid methylation on beta-adrenergic receptors in the normal and hypertrophied rat myocardium CJ Limas Abdominal aortic constriction in rats results in mild cardiac hypertrophy (20% increase in left ventricular weight compared to sham- operated controls) which is associated with increased numbers of beta- adrenergic receptors (123 +/- 7.3 fmol/mgby Richard - AFIBBERS FORUM