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Atrial Fibrilation

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Da Big Guy Apr 2016 11:00pm, 19 Apr 2016 686 posts	0 Da Big Guy Hi ablationers - what do you think of this? Ablation in Oct. All fine til Feb then I had 1 x 1 hour AF In March a couple of 5-20 second flutters April nothing much I'm not cured but it's almost gone. I still haven't had follow up but do you think they'd have the second go or not.
macca 53 Apr 2016 11:42am, 20 Apr 2016 22,934 posts	0 macca 53 Did your surgeon tell you what procedure he had used? Your trajectory looks the same as mine; my very down to earth surgeon described the first procedure (pulmonary vein isolation or PVI) as basically digging circular fire-breaks around each pulmonary vein - he said that 80-90% of the AF activity starts around the pulmonary veins so if you isolate them from each other there should be a huge improvement. If it isn't fully controlled (and I don't think cure is the right word - the condition is still there in the background) then he may do what's called a Roofline (he basically joins the diagonal corners together with another firebreak). That sorted me (he did it in April 14) and I'm now completely symptom free and medication free. I think they told me to expect some episodes for at least the first 6 months after op - so unless you have anything else in the next six months I suspect he'll give you the all clear.
Da Big Guy Apr 2016 8:32pm, 30 Apr 2016 687 posts	0 Da Big Guy Hi macca etal. Saw the doc on Weds and he's given me the okay to come off Warfarin. As it happens I have a pacemaker which he looked a the last few months of data and said it was fine. Not 100% clear but still very good and so no need for a 5 day ECG or anything like that. Did an OB (operation best) at parkrun today - 21:15. I'm hopeful of a 20:30 by the year end.
Tonybv9 Apr 2017 8:54pm, 26 Apr 2017 937 posts	0 Tonybv9 I had a period of AF after a spell of palpitations, back in early January. Really scary, at first. I did the usual googling and the thing that came up regularly was magnesium deficiency. I started taking a magnesium supplement and then a magnesium taurate/potassium capsule. I had a check up with a cardiologist end March, and everything was back to normal. I've got an ultrasound scan in a few weeks, plus a 24hr ecg tape thing, just to be on the safe side. Of course, I can't prove the supplement did anything, but I'll certainly continue. On my recent runs with an HRM, I've also noticed a much steadier pulse. Fingers crossed it stays like that.
macca 53 Apr 2017 9:19am, 27 Apr 2017 25,879 posts	0 macca 53 Fingers crossed Tony. One year on from my last post I'm still symptom and medication free
LouLou Jul 2017 9:28am, 11 Jul 2017 7,365 posts	0 LouLou Firstly, I don't have AF but thought this might be a useful group to seek advice from. I'm on bisoprolol to prevent ventricular arrhythmias and have an ICD. I am 6 months on since it happened and been running for past few months. I can run a hilly parkrun in 21.40 and doing some speedwork sporadically. My HR doesn't go above 150-155 now and most runs average around 125bpm for a pace around 8-8.30min/miles. Does anyone have experience for what kind of training works with beta blockers - I thought about training to HR but not sure of my max now. I'm largely training to effort at present and haven't been pushing myself that much partly for fear of an arrhythmia (my 6 month driving ban runs out this week - fingers crossed!!) I'm ideally thinking of maybe trying a 10k/ half marathon for fun - I know I won't trouble my PBs anymore but would like to run to best of my ability and safely!
Flatlander Nov 2019 5:50pm, 6 Nov 2019 1,515 posts	0 Flatlander Although my AF has been fixed, I thought I'd post here with my experience which some may find helpful. During a run at the beginning of 2018 I felt exhausted and my HR was high. Back home and I checked my pulse which was erratic so I went to the GP who performed an ECG which showed AF. Sent to A+E which confirmed AF and I was started on an anti-coagulant and Omeprazole and placed on the Cardiology waiting list. That was so long (several months) that I went private and had a successful cardioversion. It was decided that I needed the permanent fix of a cardiac ablation which I had at Papworth Hospital last year. Due to personal health reasons, I developed pericarditis which took several months to resolve. I had my follow up review last month. I told the consultant that when I had started exercising again, my HR was about 20-25bpm higher than it used to be for the same effort. He said that is expected and showed that the ablation had worked. My HR has returned to normal. However, my RHR has risen from 48 to 52 and has stayed there. Again that is to be expected.
GlennR Nov 2019 6:24pm, 6 Nov 2019 46,118 posts	0 GlennR Interesting, flatlander. What was the reason for the omeprazole?
Flatlander Nov 2019 7:00pm, 6 Nov 2019 1,516 posts	0 Flatlander Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor which reduces gastric acid and therefore the risk of developing a gastric ulcer, which would not be a good thing to have when taking an anti-coagulant.
GlennR Nov 2019 7:02pm, 6 Nov 2019 46,121 posts	0 GlennR Oh I see. I knew they were PPIs and have had them prescribed for the more usual reason.