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Cyclist
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with A Fib Jan 8, and I guess it is persistent as still feeling irregular HR and am short of breath. It came up all of a sudden, and leaving me very surprised and discouraged. I was always the "fit" one. I am
read morelatest replyLarkspur, January 20, 2020 11:56am EST
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Lost and Confused
Hello to all, I am 57 years old and on Dec. 5, 2019 I was diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. I spent three grueling nights in the hospital, two in the ICU. While in the hospital I was told that...
read morelatest replyThumper2, January 17, 2020 8:29am EST
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I really Do not like this...
I am a 55 year old Mountain Biker that rode in a 40 mile race on September the 8th. (I have been doing about 8-10 of these a year for 25 years) I felt my heart racing during the race and after it would not level out. The next day I went to see my Family...
read morelatest replyDkinAA, January 16, 2020 8:00pm EST
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Introducing Myself
Hello All, I am a 56 yr old male, 5' 11", 185 lbs. and was recently diagonosed with persistent Afib. I didn't know that I was in it. All of my vital signs reflect a 56 yr. old man in excellent health. My cholesterol is...
read morelatest replyNeanderthal, January 9, 2020 11:09am EST
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After AFib Episode
Hi, I am new here. I have had AFib for a few years and have had 3 cardio version procedures. On 12/30 I experienced an Afib episode which lasted about 12 hours. I was in contact with the NPs at my cardiologist's office. I suddenly went back into normal...
read morelatest replyThumper2, January 8, 2020 8:56am EST
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Alcohol Abstinence Linked to Lower Risk for Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence
More confirmation from the NE Journal of Medicine. Abstaining from alcohol may help prevent recurrent atrial fibrillation, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study. In Australia, 140 patients with atrial fibrillation who consumed 10
read morelatest replydepotdoug, January 4, 2020 8:57am EST
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Hard case to crack
Hi all, I am new and scared of what could possibly be going on with my heart. No definite diagnosis yet but wanted to get some encouragement and check symptoms. Long story for me but here goes.... I am 36 y.o. Female, 3 kids, 5’8 and 137lbs.
read morelatest replyShanfraz, January 10, 2020 6:37pm EST
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Do you get copies of your reports?
In Canada we are entitled to copies of all our specialist's reports. I have been getting them for years from my primary care provider and they are an education. They tell us what is important to our doctors and give us a helpful summary. However,...
read morelatest replySpencer, December 22, 2019 9:54am EST
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Is it possible to have persistent and then paroxysmal AFIB?
Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone has had episodes of persistent afib and then paroxysmal afib at a later time. I To make an extremely long story short, since Dec-2015 I had 4 episodes of afib. All of which required cardioversions,...
read morelatest replyLarkspur, December 5, 2019 11:42am EST
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Celebrating over 28 years of Paroxysmal Afib
Hello All, my Afib started at age 19, bending over to get a drink of water. The event lasted a few minutes and I didnt pay much attention to it. Through the years I have had lots of palipitations (daily) and averaged about 4 Afib events a
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