Question 1

can you tell me the symptoms of chronic atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

There may be none: Atrial fibrillation is a heart arrhythmia where the atria (2top chambers) are contracting in a rapid disorganized manner, and the blood is being pumped only as a result of the lower chambers, the ventricles. If the ventricular rate is fast, the symptoms can be palpitations or fluttering in the chest, shortness of breath, chest pains. At fib puts one at risk for strokes, so it must be treated.

Question 2

can you treat chronic atrial fibrillation by becoming a vegetarian?

Accepted Answer

No: Atrial fibrillation is a chaotic rhythm from the top chamber of the heart... Treatment is blood thinner spending on a score given by your risk factors, and antiarrhythmic, which a medicine to keep you in normal rhythm, cardioversion, atrial fibrillation ablation , or av nodal blockers, which is a medicine to keep the lower chamber of your heart slower.  Talk to your cardiac electrophysiologist.

Question 3

can albuterol inhaler cause v tach with chronic atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Albuterol can increase your atrio-ventricular conduction and make your atrial fibrillation conduct faster to the ventricles, so you could have an overall faster heart rate. Albuterol does not usually cause ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation.

Question 4

what are some of the non-drug treatments for atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

The non drug treatments for Atrial fibrillation include::   Watchful waiting, Cardioversion, Cardiac ablation.

Question 5

there are drugs for treatment of vagal atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Many different: Drugs for treatment of atrial fibrillation but I am confused by the term vagal af.

Question 6

what medicine is good for atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Digoxin,coumadin (warfarin) or : To prevent stroke we need to use Coumadin (warfarin) or pradaxa, for rapid atrial fibrillation we can use digoxin, beta blockers and antoarrythmic drugs or calcium channel blockers.

Question 7

which medicines are good for atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Rate or rhythm? : Some meds are good to control the heart rate in  af, others are to try to control the rhythm and maintain normal sinus rhythm. In addition, blood thinners (anticoagulant meds) need to be considered for some people. So, there is not an easy answer. If this applies to you and you are only 40, you should also consider a curative ablation procedure.

Question 8

what 3-5 drugs are commonly given for atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Lots of choices: If the goal is just to control the heart rate, the common choices are drugs that slow the heart rate like a beta blocker or calcium channel blocker and a blood thinner to lower the risk of stroke. Classically coumadin, (warfarin) but there are newer ones ( xarelto, for example). Sometimes there are drugs given after the heart has been restored to a normal rhythm that help maintain this, such as amiodarone.

Question 9

what are drug treatments for atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

See below: All patients with atrial fibrillation should be placed on anticoagulants to decrease the risk of blood clots from the atrium. Drugs like warfarin or the newer drugs such as 10a inhibitors are used. Drugs such as beta blockers or calcium channel blockers are used to control the heart rate. Other drugs such as amiodarone or sotalol are used to try to convert atrial fibrillation back to sinus rhythm.

Question 10

for atrial fibrillation, can you still have an electrical cardio-version if drugs (flecainide) stop working?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Please make sure you have seen an electrophysiologist...   That is really essential...

In short yes you can be cardioverted, but by a specialist

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