How to control afib?

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 & long term blood thinning medications .

A fib: first line of treatment is medications. most commonly used are beta blockers or calcium blockers.

Medicines: usually medicines can decrease symptoms from afib. we resort to procedures if medicines fail to satisfactorily minimize symptoms.

With medications: if you are constantly in atrial fibrillation, there are medications that can slow down the heart rate. There are medications called antiarrhythmics which can prevent the onset of atrial fibrillation. Antiarrhythmics are usually considered in patients with paroxysmal afib and in some patients with persistent afib. Every patient needs to have anticoagulation on board based on his/her stroke risk