Quesion about exercise after Cardioversion -- Spontaneous or Electrical.

Hi Jim I usually get on the treadmill the next day but this depends on how I'm feeling. Sometimes the propofol will linger in the system or my heart might be a bit cranky from the shock. Also I don't run anymore. I walk at a good pace instead. I would ask the attending physician after your cardioversion and see what they say.

I think this has so many factors I'd go with the doctor, but for example what were you doing just before the procedure?

Hi Jx,

I'm usually a walker but had been quite sedentary for a couple of months prior to going into afib. In fact, this might have been a factor although I will never know. The doctor said I could exercise as much as I wanted after the failed cardioversion but we never had a chance to discuss exercise after my spontaneous cardioversion. I will try and get in touch with them tomorrow. 

Jim

I'm 46 and  I've had 7 cardioversions, during my AFIB journey. My dr. said I can do exercise immediately after the cardioversion. I usually wait a day or two, but I usually then go on with my normal routine. I try to keep myself fit. Here are 2 posts on my journey.

http://www.myafibheart.com/my-heart-arrhythmia-story/

http://www.myafibheart.com/tof-afib-heartbeat-and-anxiety-journey/

I recently had my first electric cardioversion to treat my new onset A-Fib which was successful and resumed my 30 mile bike rides a few days later. I felt ready to go immediately after the procedure but was advised by the doctor to give it a few days to “settle in” until my follow up doctor visit 5 days post-procedure at which time I was cut loose to resume my bike rides which I was happy to do with no problems.

I am 75 years old and was a keen runner doing 40 miles a week till I have a cardiac incident which left me with atrial fibrillation in 2012. I am having cardioversion next week and most people I've spoken to about it says they have had it many times and it is not very successful. My cardiac nurse says it may work for up to 12 months and then I can have it done again.

How soon after can I exercise? at the moment I am very tired of a morning and its not till the afternoon when I can walk a mile. Will I ever get back to any level of fitness - say where I can jog 5k? I have been running for over 30 years till this happened.

I am on beta blockers, b/p tablets and Lixiana (blood thinners) also statins,

I exercise on bike for 25 minutes (50 - 60 rmp) two or three times a week and also (weather permitting) walk 3 miles twice a week so I consider myself to be reasonably fit considering I am very short of breath in the morning.

Also are there any short term side affects from cardioversion?

In common with many of the others who have commented I am / was a distance runner. I had a Cardioversion in August 2017, on a Friday. I went to a wedding on the Saturday and was out running again on the Sunday, the only ill effects being caused by lack of fitness.

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I see the advice I got from the doctors and nurse practitioner is different from what I see here, but it could be because my situation may have been more severe than others.I

• had3 electro cardioversions in an early morning after being escorted in on a stretcher from an
• spent 6 days in the ICU at a hospital,
• moved out of ICU but still in the hospital
• got another cardioversion one a week and a day after my first 3.

The last cardioversion had the desired effect. My next door neighbor got one as an outpatient and he was exercising regularly a day later. I have been advised to go very light. I was NOT very active before I got AFIB. Dog walks and going up the stairs at work all the time and grass cutting once a week during summer and snow removal 4 times a month. Some 2 to 10 km walks/hikes on the bluest of blue moons.

The advice I got was to continue walking to add 5 minutes to each walk after starting on a 10 minute walk.

A couple of weeks after being released - I purchased a fossil smart watch and have it to check on my heart rate every 4 minutes.I did 9 km walk, taking a 45 minute rest at the halfway point and never saw my heart rate go above 90 up. While resting or waking up - its 50 to 60.

I was contacted by an organization called "Regional Cardiovascular Rehab" about 2 weeks after I was released and will be getting in touch with an exercise co-ordinator. I would really like to jog , cut the grass and walk much longer. I think as I am eating much healthier, I am more energetic. I am hoping someone from there contacts me soon.