Question 1

afib since 15 like to get off meds always irregular any way to keep rate slow and regular without taking meds as it interferes in my life travel ochh?

Accepted Answer

Atrial Fibrillation: The fact that you have had this since age 15 suggests possible congenital heart or valvular heart disease. Heart rate control important to prevent low blood pressure, shortness of breath and heart failure. Anticoagulation important for  prevention of stroke due to blood clot formation in the heart.

Question 2

what does atrial fibrillation feel like in a person?

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Various symptoms: Symptoms vary from patient to patient.  Some patients have no symptoms at all.  Possible symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, and sweating.

Question 3

can you tell me what it's like to have atrial fibrillation and how often do you get a bout of it and how long does it stay also how?

Accepted Answer

Atrial Fibrillation: - irregular heart beat,  incidence and frequency based on multifactors, such as cardiac, infective, non-cardiac, metabolic.

It can last for short, period, longer or forever.

Pt usually gets palpitations, dizziness, chest pain, hypoxia.

Treatment: control the heart rate, and prevent the blood clot formation.

Question 4

how to control  afib?

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Regular rhythm ,: It depends if your afib is of recent onset or if it is chronic.Recent afib can be converted to regular rhythm with medications or an electric shock after ruling out that there is no clot in your upper chamber of your heart by doing a special Echocardiogram called Transesophageal Echo.Chronic afib reqires control of heart rate with the help of medications &amp; long term blood thinning medications .

Question 5

47 on propaphenpne tid afib.what is better?

Accepted Answer

Relativity: There are no perfect treatments for af. The most effective, amiodarone, unfortunately has the most serious long term toxicity. The problem with all other meds (except simple beta blockers and calcium blockers) is that they can cause other, more life threatening arrhythmias. The most important risk factor is the presence of cad. Other than that, trial and error is the best bet (with exceptions).

Question 6

is psvt the same as afib?

Accepted Answer

PSVT vs AFIB: Atrial fibrillation is a form of SVT. PSVT is a specific paroxysmyal regular supraventricular abnormal rhythm. Atrial Fibrillation may be paroxysmal, and is a rapid supraventricular rhythm but is irregular.

Question 7

can neupogen shots cause afib?

Accepted Answer

No!: It is likely to be just a coincidence because Afib is relatively common arrhythmia in older adults.

Question 8

is afib really stress in disguise?

Accepted Answer

No: No, but stress is one of the many things that can precipitate it in an already diseased heart.

Question 9

is there a life long cure for afib?

Accepted Answer

No: There is no cure yet for afib.  Even with electrical or chemical cardioversion which may convert afib back to sinus, there is always a chance of the rhythm converting back to an irregular rhythm like afib. It is control of the rate and prevention of thrombo-emboli that is the goal of treatment.

Question 10

what's the difference between vfib and afib?

Accepted Answer

Top vs Bottom : Ventricular fibrillation is from the bottom chamber; vf is worse; it usually causes cardiac arrest which is often fatal. Atrial fibrillation - from the top chamber- while not as severe, also has significant health risks. It increases the risk of stroke, which can be disabling or fatal.

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