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Can anyone explain to me can you have AFIB without other heart issues causing it? In other words everyone posting on here that have AFIB had stress tests and echos etc done and everythign else is ok except for the AFIB? I know high blood pressure and sleep apnea can cause it- but I am wondering if it is a disease in itself or always secondary? ANYONE?
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CDM2 PJoy
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Yes. It is a disturbance in the body's electrical system as opposed to the vascular system. It has nothing to do with cholesterol etc.. although having high cholesterol will put you at more risk for cardiac events.
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cardiac_congo PJoy
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Hi. I have PAF, with absolutely no other health issues. I have normal BP, even in my worst episodes, perfectly within range. Ive been MRI scanned incase of HoCM which was also negative. The only meds I take are 20 mg daily of Rivaroxaban thinners as a consequence of the PAF. As part of my diagnosis of it, i had numerous ECG tests, x-rays, 24hr, 7 day and 4 week monitors and an echo. So, as far as Im concerned, it stands alone!! Hope this helps. 😁
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simon56380 PJoy
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I used get those heavy, rapid thumpings (often when drinking, or after smoking) and used to get a little concerned about it, but it always went away after a little while, so I became dismissive of it all.
Then one one day it came to stay.
Now 20 months,5 cardioversions and an ablation later (and also a lot more knowledgable about my condition), i firmly believe that my future AF status is largely in my own hands.
I stongly suspect that if i continue to addres those risk factors that are addressable and make the neccessary lifesttyle changes, I can significantly reduce the chances of AF returning in the future.
Time will tell i guess?
simon56380 PJoy
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Hi, it is posssible to have Afib with an otherwise healthy/normal heart, but generally speaking there are a number factors/triggers can cause AF to occur.
In my case it was excess alcohol, obesity and severe sleep apnoea.
If you do some googling you can find out a lot.
The majority of my knowledge on AF has come from googling Prof.Prash Sanders and Dr john M
If i may be so bold to suggest googling "legacy PI throws down the gaunlet and Prash Sanders" . this wil take you to a Medscape page with a short and very informative interview with Prof. Prash Sanders (one of leading people in this area of medicine).
It would appear that in the majority of cases, AF is a lifestyle related disease, rather than a disease in it's own right. Having said that, my mother(who's 85yo)has lived with AF for the last 15 years, so I probably had a genetic prediposition to it, but my overindulgent lifestlye caused it to occur with me two years ago at the tender age of 48!
Anyway, happy googling, there's lots of info out there.
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simon56380 PJoy
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The thing with AF is that there are numerous possible causes. So trying to pinpiont the exact cause is usually quite difficult.
Just simply having a virus can cause Af in an otherwise seemingly healthy person.
From what I've read though, it often seems to be a 'perefct storm', or allingnment of several/multiple possible triggers that causes AF.
I guess knowledge is power. If you have a genetic pre-disposition, and are aware of the risk factors and possible triggers, you can pevent that 'perfect storm' from occuring
PJoy simon56380
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Thanks - sounds like a very complex medical malady- Lucky us-
john35864 PJoy
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Good Luck
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Drupe PJoy
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Hi PJoy, I had no other heart issues when my AF statrted. Working in Paris and I was running in the park several times but picked up a chest infection on a flight resulting in pneumonia. After antibiotic treatment I noticed I was out of breath cycling to work and when I saw my GP back in the UK I was sent to A&E where AF was confirmed.
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