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Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group

Posted by Kanaaz Pereira, Connect Moderator @kanaazpereira, Feb 14, 2018

Welcome to the Heart Rhythm Conditions group on Mayo Clinic Connect.
Did you know that the average heart beats 100,000 times a day? Millions of people live with heart rhythm problems (heart arrhythmias) which occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate heartbeats don't work properly. Let's connect with each other; we can share stories and learn about coping with the challenges, and living well with abnormal heart rhythms. I invite you to follow the group. Simply click the +FOLLOW icon on the group landing page.

I'm Kanaaz (@kanaazpereira), and I'm the moderator of this group. When you post to this group, chances are you'll also be greeted by volunteer patient Mentors and fellow members. Learn more about Moderators and Mentors on Connect.

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Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Heart Rhythm Conditions Support Group.

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dadsgirl | @dadsgirl | 11 hours ago

Hello
Thank you for explaining the difference. He has been diagnosed with AFib, but at the same time has experienced the “skipped” beats which the doctors have no explanation for apparently. It has been a confusing time for us .

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gloaming | @gloaming | 10 hours ago
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Hello
Thank you for explaining the difference. He has been diagnosed with AFib, but at the same time has experienced the “skipped” beats which the doctors have no explanation for apparently. It has been a confusing time for us .

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@dadsgirl There are three SVTs (supra-ventricular tachycardias) that are kissin' cousins. Atrial flutter (AFL), atrial fibrillation (AF), and premature atrial contractions (PACs). A few weeks or months of PACs often turns into AF, but it can also work in the opposite direction. You get AF, then a lot of PACS. In my case, after my first ablation for AF, I soon developed a lot of PACs. They're disconcerting because they are forceful. Doctors call them 'palpitations' because it's a word that their patients can relate to, but palpitations is not a formal diagnosis...only a term used for the symptom or the sensation. Skipped beats is just as good, but really it's the make-up added beat that is the strong thump, and that's what many of us feel and to what we object most.

It's true, PACs are poorly understood, but they, like AF and AFL, can be ablated in the right hands....the right electrophysiologist's hands (EP for short).

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dadsgirl | @dadsgirl | 7 hours ago
In reply to @gloaming "@dadsgirl There are three SVTs (supra-ventricular tachycardias) that are kissin' cousins. Atrial flutter (AFL), atrial fibrillation..." + (show)
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@dadsgirl There are three SVTs (supra-ventricular tachycardias) that are kissin' cousins. Atrial flutter (AFL), atrial fibrillation (AF), and premature atrial contractions (PACs). A few weeks or months of PACs often turns into AF, but it can also work in the opposite direction. You get AF, then a lot of PACS. In my case, after my first ablation for AF, I soon developed a lot of PACs. They're disconcerting because they are forceful. Doctors call them 'palpitations' because it's a word that their patients can relate to, but palpitations is not a formal diagnosis...only a term used for the symptom or the sensation. Skipped beats is just as good, but really it's the make-up added beat that is the strong thump, and that's what many of us feel and to what we object most.

It's true, PACs are poorly understood, but they, like AF and AFL, can be ablated in the right hands....the right electrophysiologist's hands (EP for short).

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@gloaming
Thank you so much. If only Drs would take the time and patience to explain all this. I will reread it .
Thanks again

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