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Pacemaker and apple watch anyone?
Why can I not get a straight answer anywhere? I have an apple watch 4 and am about to get a pacemaker. I just want to know others experience.
read morelatest replyThumper2, November 25, 2019 7:49am EST
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Premature Menopause & CV Disease
For us women: Today NEJM's "Journal Watch" email reports a few more highlights from the AHA Scientific Sessions. What I found interesting was what I have bolded below. (Unfortunately the full article requires subscription.) ...
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AFib anxiety
Hi, I am new to the forum. I am 49 and was diagnosed only a week ago with AFib. I was experiencing an attack for about 10 hrs before going to the ER. They tried to regulate my heart with meds over two days in the hospital and although it lowered, it...
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Heart block and now afib
I've been away awhile - first joined a few years ago when I was diagnosed with a 2nd degree heart block. I have had PVC's since I was in my 30's and would have multiple PVC's after jogging and had alot of testing done, but the doc's...
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After Cardiac Ablation
I am 49 and I had an ablation early this year to treat Paroxysmal AFIB that was diagnosed 5 months earlier. I have been free of AFIB for 9 months after the cardiac ablation but, right after the ablation, I started feeling some trembling in my...
read morelatest replyjaviram, November 23, 2019 10:06pm EST
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Exercise and chronic shortness of breath
I am feeling somewhat short of breath even walking around the house and in normal heart rhythm. Not serious, but I find I'm usually breathing through my mouth. I would like to exercise wisely and feel like I'm being proactive. ...
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Frequent Short Episodes
Hi All, 34yo otherwise healthy male here with first recorded episode of atrial fibrillation in June of this year. I think I've had 1-2 episodes in the last 3 years (other things that felt the same) that passed in about 3-5 minutes but the...
read morelatest replyThumper2, November 30, 2019 8:05am EST
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new to AFIB - how long to regulate?
I am 59 y-o female who was diagnosed with AFIB during routine gyno appt. (Probably had it for years but never diagnosed. Did go to dr one time and they said stress and anxiety. Other times I thought it was caffeine or stress. Regardless,...
read morelatest replyLarkspur, December 4, 2019 1:26pm EST
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Ablation appropriate after just one prolonged a fib episode?
I had a two month a fib episode starting with severe flu and ending in cardioversion last August. My cardiologist referred me to an electrophysicist who promptly told me I needed an ablation as soon as possible. This rather shocked me as I...
read morelatest replyMellanieSAF, November 6, 2019 9:51am EST
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How do I cope with All this (AFIB)?
My name is Rob and I am 43 years old. I was diagnosed with Proxysmal AFIB 23 June 2019. At the time I was a Heavy drinker, Obese, Sleep Apnea you name it. That day changed my life forver. I was 384 pounds, retired military and using ptsd as an excuse
read morelatest replyMyrna, October 30, 2019 1:18pm EST
