Anyone have atrial fibrillation but told it's a low risk?
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My husband of 60 found he had a fib after a chest infection last May. He has had lots of tests. He was told it was only 1% chance he'd have a stroke as he's other wise healthy. But he has the irregular heart beat constantly, not occasionally. No symptoms. After his last monitor test his heartbeat was 220 bpm after playing squash and the consultant wasn't happy and put him on beta blockers. I presume that means playing squash isn't a good idea! But husband says he'll never stop playing squash! I am very worried! What does anybody think?
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marco
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lynn_23719
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derek76
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After two days on beta blocker my heart rate went from 150 bpm to 36 bpm so I halved the dosage and it is now in the 50's.
hugh52255
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derek76
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lynn_23719
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hugh52255
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I cant comment on the use of a defib although I thought it was used for V/F
JanMac
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Basically if you have no other conditions and are under 65 then
your risk rating on the scoring system is 0. As you know, this doesn't mean there is no risk but he is in the low risk category. You can have a look at the risk scoring tool they use by
googling
CHADS2-VASc scale - you can easily work it out online.
After 65 or if you develop another condition then you are put on warfarin. Your clotting factors are closely monitored when you are on warfarin so that it is at a therapeutic level i.e. reduces the risk of clots i.e. strokes, heart attacks, DVT's etc BUT doesn't make the clotting factor too low i.e. you could get a bleed in the brain
which is a less common type of stroke, but a stroke never the less. So, you don't want to be on Warfarin or another blood thinner unless the risk of stroke from clots without being on a blood thinner is higher than the risk
of having a bleed due to too low a clotting factor.
As to exercising and what intensity. As you will be aware, Beta blockers will reduce the maximum heart rate
he can achieve and there are ways to work it out online so have a look. He could wear a run of the mill
heart rate monitor which he can set to alert him when he is exercising near his maximum recommended rate.
This way he can play squash and make you feel happier too!
It's not easy being the partner of someone with AF!
lynn_23719
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joiner
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lynn_23719
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Just a comment about your muscle and joint pain...that will be the statins that cause that...perhaps you should try another type or maybe try and lower your cholesterol by diet? I had high cholesterol (6) when I was a vegetarian and suffered pain. I went off it against my doctors wishes and went vegan (no dairy or animal fat) and it went down to 4 due to that diet. Just a thought. Lynn
derek76
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It would seem logical that medications should be taken in the morning to control symptoms when we are active and many are prescribed that way. I have experimented with taking them at different times of day and certainly symptoms are less when I take Bisoporol in the evening or at night. I have also tried taking half the dose in the morning a half at night.
Why did they decide to do catheter ablation rather than cardio version?
I am now counting down the days for my cardio version next Friday. I have been having my INR checked weekly as it is supposed to be between 2.5 and 3.0 for the four weeks prior to it. Mine went to 3.9 two weeks ago and was 3.5 this week the nurse at the surgery said that they will not do it if my INR has not been within the range.
I checked with the hospital and was told that they will still do it.
kel09749 lynn_23719
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