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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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Dr. John Szawaluk answered

Not necessarily: The frequency of episodic afib does not correlate to overall heart function.

Dr Koch and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/25/2015

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Dr. Mohamed Kanj answered

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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A member asked:

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

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. John Szawaluk answered

Dr Koch and another doctor agreed

Dr. Mohamed Kanj answered

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