| Atrial Fibrillation |
| How do you control atrial fibrillation? |
you'll be placed on coumadin to prevent clot formation.
Rate control is used to control the AV node, or the impulses from the atrium into the ventricles. So essentially in AF your atrium a... |
| What's prescribed for Atrial Fibrillation? |
b.) procainamide, but your text book is outdated....quinidine was popular before procainamide. lidocaine was used for venticular ectopy. midodrine treats low blood pressure.... ... |
| Can beta blockers cause atrial fibrillation instead of prventing it? |
Several approaches are used to treat and prevent abnormal beating:
Medications are used to slow down rapid heart rate associated with AF. These treatments may include drugs such as digoxin, beta... |
| Brought back from atrial fibrillation.? |
Sweetie, please dont beat yourself up. You did exactly what you were supposed to do, and no matter how much we may wish otherwise, we dont always get the results that we would like. Since I do no... |
| What ia an atrial fibrillation? |
Atrial fibrillation is NOT necessarily fatal. The big concern is that the irregularity of the atria (top chambers of the heart, not the bottom) cause blood clots to develop. The clots can then leav... |
| If one has Atrial Fibrillation, what is the recommended medical procedure treatment? |
Only if it is new onset. IF it is new onset (less than 48 hours), then you can have either chemical or electrical conversion. But rate control is quite important. One can live with A-fib a long a... |
| Is there a cure for Atrial Fibrillation and Left Bundle Branch Block? |
There are many available drugs for the control or prevention of a fib. Don't stop your current meds because your a fib may worsen and your symptoms increase. Work with your doctor until you... |
| Do you know the cure for irregular heartbeat(Atrial fibrillation)? |
It is easy, leave the above things, as it's a precipitating cause of your atrial fibrillation.
Next you can use a calcium channel blocker, or in extreme cases a ICD is implanted.
Talk it out... |
| What is atrial fibrillation? |
This is a good site. Check it out. ... |
| Reversal of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in a csae of cerebrovascular stroke and mitral stenosis? |
Cardioversion/Defibrillation. Everybody clear!
That is the only thing that I can think of, besides the medication adenosine. Something, or someone has to reset the av node.
But you know, now ... |
| Can ventricular escape beats occur in atrial fibrillation? |
Sure why not? Some afib is actually relatively slow without medication, so a ventricular ectopic beat certainly could happen. With medication it could definately happen as the typical medications... |
| Is a minimally invasive treatment for atrial fibrillation available? |
Yes, a drug called Amiodarone is usually very effective.....AF can be chronic, actue or paroxysmal...and it also depend on your age....and your other health problems and heart condition but usually... |
| Is there a way to reverse atrial fibrillation? |
I would avoid natural remedies in this case -- the cardio drugs are very touchy in terms of dosing (you will probably get blood tests if, for example, they use wafarin). And foxglove is lethal whi... |
| I have been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation what can I expect? |
This article will help you out:
What is atrial fibrillation (AF)?
Atrial fibrillation is a disorder found in about 2.2 million Americans. During atrial fibrillation, the heart's two smal... |
| What is latest treatment for Atrial Fibrillation? |
Also besides something like Cardizem, they'll probably put you on a blood thinner like warfarin (yes rat poison) or a similar drug to reduce the chance of stroke. The risk of stroke comes from... |
| What is the cause of atrial fibrillation in me? |
I don't have enough information to tell for sure, but I suspect the afib is related to left atrial enlargement from years and years of hypertension. Talk to your physician about whether you m... |
| Is is common to have Atrial Fibrillation after vomiting? |
It is a possibilty because you heart sits right above your diaphram, and your stomach is under your diaphram. Your diaphram is kind of like a seperator I guess you can say. So with your stomach all... |
| Looks like I have atrial fibrillation, paroxisimal. Don't want to take meds, suggestions to help during bout |
I had a very minor stroke, and it was still devastating; it took two full years to return to almost normal. I have known people who had serious strokes, and they were helpless and unable to walk, t... |
| How would you treat Atrial Fibrillation with a Low Ejection Fraction? |
Followings are the three methods performed by different school of thoughts:
1)Pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with impaired systolic function.
OBJE... |
| Is acid reflux and atrial fibrillation related? |
They have nothing to do with the other, no. ... |
| Could my atrial fibrillation be hereditary? |
Chech it out at Mayo Clinic: ... |
| Has anybody here undergone ablation surgery for atrial fibrillation? Or know anybody who has? thanks..? |
This article will help you out:
All patients with symptomatic AF not responding to medical therapy or intolerant to medical therapy due to side effects may benefit from an AF ablation. The ideal... |
| Does sublingual Vitamin B-12 interfere with atrial fibrillation? |
Nancy - You ask an interesting question. I agree that taking sublingual vitamin B12 will not have any effect (positive or negative) on atrial fibrillation. There have actually been some medical s... |
| My mom is 85, has heart failure, atrial fibrillation and 2 leaking valves. Her life expectancy? |
This is a very difficult question and I do not believe that anyone can answer that. However, in order to prepare yourself mentally, you need to consider this. The life expectancy of the human being... |
| Is it OK to exercise (aerobic) with Atrial Fibrillation? |
This is definitely a question for your doctor. You must have your history and physical exam by your M.D. At 45 especially ,walking is always a good start before tackling an exercise regiment. But f... |
| How do you get out of atrial fibrillation? |
You must first treat the cause.
There're many causes for AF:
Congenital,rheumatic or ischemic heart diseases.
Also non-cardiac causes as thyrotoxicosis.If not, the previous answer is excell... |
| What is stem cell treatment for atrial fibrillation? |
i didnt know there was one; i dont understand how they would treat a fib with stemcells, but mayber there is one out there... ... |
| What are the latest treatments for atrial fibrillation? |
Thank you to Linny for providing a decent answer!! I was astonished by the ignorance of the previous posters who claimed to be medical professionals. Burning the SA node is an absolute last resor... |
| I need some nursing measures for Atrial Fibrillation or A-Fib.? |
Okay, here goes.
Anticoagulation therapy, for the long term. (to prevent blood clots)
Drugs used for this include heparin and lovenox, probably wouldn't hurt to take an aspirin a day.... |
| What is a natural cure for atrial fibrillation? |
do you mean tacycardia I have suffered with these horrid attacks for years but now as soon as it starts breath in hold your breath and bend forward as you hold your breath puff out at the same time... |
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