Question 1

are the symptoms of ventricular fibrillation continuous or they just induce intermittent arrhythmia for a short time (one day) yet repeatedly ?

Accepted Answer

V. fibrillation : Ventricular fibrillation is usually fatal. Not sure if you meant to ask about some other arrhythmia. Write back if you did.

Question 2

what is the difference between a heart palpitation, a murmur fibrillation, and arrhythmias?

Accepted Answer

Different conditions: Palpitation is the sensation that there is an abnormality in the heartbeat. It is a symptom.  A murmur is something heard when listening to the heart. An arrhythmia is any abnormality of the heartbeat and is therefore nonspecific.

Question 3

i had being diagnose atrial fibrillation arrhythmia but also some test thyroides 8.0 is this can be  the cause  or is something else?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can be the ca: Hyperthyroid can cause afib.

Question 4

difference between paroxysmal arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation? difference between paroxysmal arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation?  i'm trying to understand the difference between the two.  can someone help me?

Accepted Answer

Arrhythmia : Arrhythmia is a generic term for any abnormal heart rhythm. Atrial fibrillation is a specific type of arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation is an irregular, fast heart rhythm caused by chaotic electrical activity in the atria, which are the upper chambers of the heart. Paroxysmal is a term used to describe arrhythmias that come and go suddenly. Atrial fibrillation is frequently paroxysmal, but can be chronic and more sustained (i.e. Always present, as opposed to coming and going). There are other examples of paroxysmal arrhythmias, so it is important to distinguish between them because the treatment and prognosis can be quite different.

Question 5

is ventricular fibrillation a type of cardiac arrhythmia?

Accepted Answer

V Fib: Yes this is a cardiac arrhythmia - but it is very dangerous and requires immediate attention !

Question 6

i understand that atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia. is ablation used to treat only afib or other arrhythmia conditions?

Accepted Answer

Many dysrhythmias: Ablation is a procedure used to treat many different types of dysrhythmias; atrial fibrillation is only the latest in a long line of dysrhythmias treated successfully by ablation. Ablative therapy has been used to treat supraventicular tachycardias such as av nodal reentrant tachycardia, atrial flutter, wolff-parkinson-white and others. It is also used to treat types of ventricular tachycardias.

Question 7

beside taking arrhythmia medicines, what are other option for atrial fibrillation?  does a pace maker or defibrillator cure a fib?

Accepted Answer

Ablation.: After assessing the underlying cause of the fibrillation and measuring the size of the two atrial heart chambers, using echocardiography, one can predict the likelihood that the fibrillation will respond to electrical ablation using an intracardiac catheter.  Defibrillation of atrial fibrillation might not prevent a recurrence if the underlying cause still exists.

Question 8

what does atrial fibrillation look like in ekg or holter? if you are already taking beta blockers to suppress arrhythmia, does it mask af in ekg?

Accepted Answer

Irregular: Atrial fibrillation is irregularly irregular, (no pattern to the rhythm). Three issues with af: rate. The rate of untreated af is typically around 150 beats per minute which is too fast; secondly, whether it should be converted to a normal rhythm. And thirdly whether anticoagulation is needed. There are drugs to slow down the rate and drugs for conversion. A beta blocker would tend to slow down th.

Question 9

would echo,ekg,stress test,xray,bloodwork rule out any arrhythmia problem such as premature ventricular contraction and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Not always...: The tests you list may not diagnose an arrhythmia like PVCs or atrial fibrillation. The best way to diagnose these arrhythmias is to have a Holter heart monitor placed. These monitors can be placed for days-weeks and are more likely to diagnose an arrhythmia. So, see your doctor and ask if the heart monitor can be placed!

Question 10

dear doctor, i'm suffering from irregular heartbeat, could it be from acute atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Atrial fibrillation is one of many causes of an "irregular heart beat" but there are many other much more benign causes as well. Talk with your doctor and if they do not find it on ECG then talk to them about longer monitoring with a zio patch or event monitor.

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Are the symptoms of ventricular fibrillation continuous or they just induce intermittent arrhythmia for a short time (one day) yet repeatedly ?

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What is the difference between a heart palpitation, a murmur fibrillation, and arrhythmias?

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I had being diagnose atrial fibrillation arrhythmia but also some test thyroides 8.0 is this can be the cause or is something else?

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Difference between paroxysmal arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation? difference between paroxysmal arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation? i'm trying to understand the difference between the two. can someone help me?

A member asked:

Is ventricular fibrillation a type of cardiac arrhythmia?

A member asked:

I understand that atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia. is ablation used to treat only afib or other arrhythmia conditions?

A member asked:

Beside taking arrhythmia medicines, what are other option for atrial fibrillation? does a pace maker or defibrillator cure a fib?

A member asked:

What does atrial fibrillation look like in ekg or holter? if you are already taking beta blockers to suppress arrhythmia, does it mask af in ekg?

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Would echo,ekg,stress test,xray,bloodwork rule out any arrhythmia problem such as premature ventricular contraction and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?

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Dear doctor, i'm suffering from irregular heartbeat, could it be from acute atrial fibrillation?

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