Electrical cardioversion is often done early in the process to stop your AFib and put your heart back into its normal rhythm. Studies show it’s over 90% effective. But you may need to have it done multiple times, and you may also still require rhythm control medications. Studies show that...
We at StopAfib.org created our firstGet in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.®Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conferencein 2013 to provide vital information and resources for people living with afib and their loved ones. Over the past 11 years, we’ve seen hundreds, if not thousands, of people living wi...
The first line of defense against AFib is medical therapy, which includes medications to slow the rate of the atrial beats getting to the ventricle, and/or medications to keep the patient in sinus rhythm. Treat atrial fibrillation to reduce your stroke risk: medication is the first line of de...
Slow heart rates may be due to theagingof the SA node and its inability to generate an electrical pacemaker signal. Often though, it is due to the side effects of medications used to controlhigh blood pressure. Side effects ofbeta-blockersand certaincalcium channel blockerdrugsinclude a slowing...
4. Rate Control: Recommendations See Table 8 for a summary of recommendations for this section and Table 9 for common medication dosages for rate control of AF. Class I 1. Control of the ventricular rate using a beta blocker or nondihydropyridine calcium channel antagonist is recommended for pa...
Consider Catheter Ablation to Short-Circuit Afib Symptoms: If you have bothersome atrial fibrillation, weigh the risks and benefits of ablation and medications, and optimize your cardiovascular health On ECG, right axis deviation with normal sinus rhythm was seen. Ebstein Anomaly with Pregnancy: A Ra...
The scope of this focused update of the 2014 AF Guideline includes revisions to the section on anticoagulation (because of the approval of new medications and thromboembolism protection devices), revisions to the section on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), revisions to the section on...