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Welcome @davidjp, I don't have AFib but do have hypertension along with my small fiber peripheral neuropathy. Hopefully others with AFib and neuropathy can share their experience. I've really never read anything connecting the two but did find this paper mentioning a possible connection with diabetic neuropathy.
"Can neuropathy cause AFib?
Conclusion: Type 2 DM peripheral neuropathy is associated with increased risk of AF. Blood glucose level alone does not explain this association. The underlying mechanisms can be multifactorial but may include inflammation, tissue hypoxia, autonomic dysfunction, autoimmunity, and oxidative stress."
-- Abstract 15201: Association Between Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Atrial Fibrillation - A Community Based Case Control Study: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.128.suppl_22.A15201
I think your question would depend on which condition causes the other condition. Have you done any research or discussed the symptoms with your doctor?
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I have had Afib for several years now and have had a pacemaker replaced twice and am soon to get a new one again. Afib had nothing to do with my neuropathy. It was totally caused by my chemo treatments. I must use a walker to get around because my feet were severely damaged by it. I am going into my forth year with this now and my neuropathy is not getting better. You just have to learn to live with this condition the best way you can. My husband has dementia now so he occupies my time and helps me forget my own problems and believe me it is difficult to deal with him at times. Life goes though and we just have to move forward with it.
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I am wondering if the Afib leads to neuropathy; my feet are just not getting good circulation. When I get up in the am, the neuropathy is much less then at night when I have been up and about most of the day. I of course, have been laying down all night so the blood can get back to my feet. Cardiologist says the problem lies in the veins (aged) which apparently do not function as well and the blood is prevented from leaving the feet thus preventing new blood from getting to the feet. Does make sense. Could Afib be related to the veins not functioning as well and thus putting more pressure on the heart to force blood through the veins? Wonder if Afib is more active in the am vs. the pm. Don't know.