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My mom is in and out of afib at least twice a week despite the meds the put her own. does that mean her heart is pretty bad? she has chf stage 3
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Not necessarily: The frequency of episodic afib does not correlate to overall heart function.
Answered 5/25/2015
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AF and HF: Af and CHF are becoming endemic problems. They often feed into each others. Better CHF treatment may decrease episodes of af and better af management may decrease exacerbations of chf.
Answered 6/10/2014
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