For many people,atrial fibrillation(AFib) is life changing. You may have less energy than you used to. You might have to limit some activities. Your diagnosis could make you feel fearful, anxious, or depressed. Just as your condition affects you, it affects your partner, family, and friends...
AFib causes irregular, often rapid heart rhythm. You may feel fatigue, dizziness, weakness, sweating, and chest pain. The good news is that there are simple ways to make an AFib attack less likely.
The first time, it's really scary, and you wonder, "Is this a heart attack?" It may leave you dizzy, faint, light-headed, anxious, breathless, weak, or just plain exhausted. After it stops, you may feel drained. For some people, afib doesn't stop, and may continue on for hours,...
“Keeps my AFib under control.”—Todd W. Peterson “I want to be able to walk well into my old age. I have family members who have significantly lost mobility due to their unwillingness to exercise.”—Amy Watkins (RW+ member)
Does anyone else here in our comfortable America feel as guilty as I do? Walking every day in the warming beauty of Spring, hearing the birds singing and calling to each other to mate and produce the next generation? There will be no bombs to frighten them away or pulverize them in thei...
No matter how you treat your AFib, your daily habits can help your heart. Eat a heart-healthy diet. Cut back on the caffeine you drink. (Some people find that coffee, sodas, and tea make their symptoms worse.) Read medicine labels to check for decongestants -- especially in cold and ...
If you monitor your blood pressure regularly, you'll likely also want to keep tabs on your heart's health. The Apple Watchhas FDA clearancefor its ECG feature that records your heart rate rhythm to detect if you haveatrial fibrillation(AFib) or another abnormal heart rhythm. ...
I feel refreshed, a little more put together, and more inspired. I don’t sleep that well, so I tend to feel tired throughout the day, but putting on makeup brightens my day and wakes me up, plus it seems to take away the tiredness I can sometimes feel on my face (not so much...
The Apple Afib Study One of the big transformations that we’ll see over the next few decades is that the information that doctors need to make a decision is far more than the information that machines need. Take for example an MRI. We place a patient in a strong magnetic field and then...
Ok, but what does that really mean? Well, essentially the heart skips a beat and then produces a larger beat following the skipped beat. When this occurs, you get a feeling of a compression or “flip flop” in the center of your chest. Premature Ventricular Contractions are very common, ...