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Afib Triggers: Mine is my neck or body position, yours?

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: 10 hours ago | Replies (87)
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@rebeccadixon

For some strange reason, laying on my right side will trigger my Afib. I have found my Afib to moderate when I practice the valsalva maneuver which is nothing more than holding your breath (10 - 15 seconds) after a large intake of air.

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gloaming | @gloaming | 18 hours ago

There is one more important component to valsalva....you have to strain, or bear down, as if you're trying to defecate. So, yes, take a breath, close up the upper airway, but then you tighten your stomach muscles and attempt to poop...with caution. Hold that for about six to ten seconds, release, see if the heart rate/rhythm has corrected itself.

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