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Comment on From the heart, about the heart: Living with afib by Jorge Legarreta

Jorge Legarreta — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:49:20 +0000

Jennifer,

I was diagnosed with a fib when I was 21 years old. Now I am 28 and have only had about four episodes but always converted back on my own. I consulted Dr Andrea Natale about having an ablation but he said my episodes where to far apart and that he would not recommend ablation yet. I just hope ablations and medications keep getting better in case I need them in the future.

Its always nice to know that you are not the only young person with a fib.
I hope you stay in normal sinus rhythm from now on Jennifer.

Comment on From the heart, about the heart: Living with afib by Ben

Ben — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:35:03 +0000

Hello Jennifer

I don’t know that there is a huge worry with Afib as long as you don’t have co-morbidities.

http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/115/24/3050

Overall survival of the 76 patients with lone atrial fibrillation was 92% and 68% at 15 and 30 years, respectively, similar to 86% and 57% survival for the age- and sex-matched Minnesota population. Observed survival free of heart failure was slightly worse than expected (P=0.051). Risk for stroke or transient ischemic attack was similar to the expected population risk during the initial 25 years of follow-up but increased thereafter (P=0.004), although CIs were wide. All patients who had a cerebrovascular event had developed 1 risk factor for thromboembolism.

Comment on From the heart, about the heart: Living with afib by Jennifer Leggio

Jennifer Leggio — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:10:29 +0000

Jean – My father had a lot of issues. He had already had two heart attacks, he was diabetic, and he had chronic afib unlike my paroxysmal. So medication could not keep him in regular rhythm or convert him and they even tried electro cardioversion and it wouldn’t help. He had no energy, etc., according to my stepmom. So they tried ablation as a last resort. I know that it is a safe procedure, I just have an emotional hang-up against trying it.

Dedie – I am so sorry that your ablations did not work to relieve your afib. With hope we can get more information about holistic methods to help. Seems that StopAfib.org is a great resource for that

Comment on From the heart, about the heart: Living with afib by Dedie

Dedie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:52:48 +0000

I have had A Fib for as long as I can remember. I’m now 60 and have had 2 ablations neither one worked but I am controled by metropol and diltianzim and very thankful for it. Not going to the doctor when I had symptoms was a huge mistake. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on From the heart, about the heart: Living with afib by Jean Jackson

Jean Jackson — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:25:26 +0000

Thanks SO much for the blog. I am finally controlled by tons of Lopressor, Warfarin, and blood pressure pills. It is all those pills that are heading me towards Catheter Ablation. I am interested in what happened when your father tried to stop all the drugs with ablation.

Comment on From the heart, about the heart: Living with afib by Georges Fair

Georges Fair — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:02:45 +0000

Tommy wrote:It was an incredibly difficult struggle, but through various holistic techniques I’ve been free of any attacks for almost a year now, except for one random episode. You can beat it :)

Could you elaborate about the various holistic techniques you are using?
Thank you