Everyone’s situation is different. But if you continue to have symptoms, or intolerable medication side effects, be proactive. Here are some topics you may want to talk over with your doctor: What can be done to reduce the side effects of my heart medication for atrial fibrillation? What...
Sometimes it takes more than one ablation for it to work, but it can get rid of the atrial fibrillation when it is a success.Pacemaker for a Steady Beat This small, battery-powered device goes under your skin near your collarbone. It has wires that attach to your heart to keep it ...
About half of people who have electrical cardioversion get AFib again. So doctors sometimes prescribe medications called anti-arrhythmics to help keep your heartbeat regular. You'll need to check in with your doctor often, because they can cause side effects including heart rhythm problems. Ablat...
Part Two below is about afib related to a thyroid problem.PART ONE: info about afib generallyAtrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular heartbeat. Often, it means the heart starts beating very rapidly, called tachycardia. Or it can beat too slowly, called bradycardia. Patients often report ...
Ultimately, though, I owe my life to my Apple Watch. Because it started this whole machine rolling. And I was very lucky to have my Afib caught during the last three months of public enrollment in the Heart Study, which ended in early August. ...
This is Garmin’s first watch to have ECG, following both clinical trials, and subsequent FDA approval, which they were granted last week (more on all that down below). The on-watch ECG functionality will detect and classify atrial fibrillation (aka AFib), as well as a normal sinus rhythm...
Catheter ablation.Sometimes, the cause of your racing pulse may be an extra electrical pathway in the heart. Your doctor would perform a catheter ablation, which stops the extra circuit from sending signals. It doesn’t require surgery. Usually, this is suggested only when medicines don't work...
An example of medical science done well is an unbiased, well-conducted, randomized controlled trial that addresses a clinically relevant question. Its "success" does not depend on finding a positive result;anyresult helps clinicians and patients alike. ...
While it is well documented that in most cases PVCs are benign, they are still an uncomfortable nuisance. However if you are like me, you have probably looked all over the web forhow to cure PVCs natually, but found very little. Most of the documentation out there only talks about avoidin...
I have had eight surgeries on that eye, and I never know when the shoe will drop, it flares again, and a little more of my vision is stolen. They had to install a shunt in my R eye, that gives me off-axis double vision. A-fib (now under control from an ablation) means that...