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@gloaming

I posted the video mainly for its update and confirmations that early treatment of AF is far better for most patients than to let it go and to let it ride for a while. Also, that CA is a better treatment, all things considered, than just monitoring or even rate/rhythm control meds. Yes, each case should be treated as the individual person they are, and with sensitivity to the patient's circumstances and wishes. And I will say that not every cases appears to progress, but it takes some serious considerations by the wearer. The information I have seen all state that it is a progressive disorder, but clearly there is a substantial range in speed and in outcomes.

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@gloaming I am only concerned for people in the subset to which I belong, with infrequent paroxysmal afib that proves to be relatively stable. I could easily have assented to daily medication and anti-coagulation after my first episode but instead have had 10 years without either. Even my first cardiologist agrees that people are being overmedicated.

By the way, diltiazem prolongs the QTc interval. Mine is already borderline. Medication daily would actually have been harmful. Other heart drugs (flecainide, amiodarone) are on the list of meds that affect QTc interval as well.