@shar28092 I was in the local ICU six days after my index ablation using RF energy. My heart returned to AF and I needed help because I was feeling distressed. While the attending internist was trying to get ahold of my electrophysiologist, I was in a bed with my wife beside me. The nurse came running into the room and was stunned to find me chatting with my wife....fully alert. She held out her forefingers about eight inches apart and said they'd all just watched my heart pause for 'that long' on their desk monitor. You won't lose consciousness until you get a severe and prolonged drop or stoppage in blood flow/pressure lasting maybe 12-20 seconds, depending on the patient and the condition of the arteries supplying their brains with oxygen.ated blood. A child who is abed might last 25 seconds, whereas an aged patient with clogged carotid arteries might be rendered unconscious inside of 15 seconds.

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3 pauses/felt nothing, no unusual physical feelings associated. I would know.
8:20 pm No symptoms 1/30/26
6:15 am No symptoms 1/31/26
6:20 am No symptoms 1/31/26