Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group

I am a 74 years old female. All along I had very healthy life. Being a professor at university I had hectic life style. Stating at six in morning going till late at night. I started feeling heart pulsating with higher rate around five years ago. But it did not trouble me. (I never had any other symptom ever. Neither at this time not even now which is acsurprise) Then I went for a routine yearly check up and my cardiologist got concerned with my ECG. He asked me to take a number of exams. . Then asked me to take some medicine and come back after two months.i came to USA and had my cataract surgery. I heard the doctor say that the surgery was successful and then I open my eyes in intensive care unit. They said my pulsewent to 200 and I had to be under observation. They gave me metaprolol and relived me after few hours witha warning that I should go to heart specialist as soon as possible. Next week I went to HS and he confirmed it was Afib. He put me on Eliquis and metaprolol and had cardiac procedure with electric shock after a month. For a day I was out of Afib but then it came back. For a year I took these medications. Then changed the HS. The new one after a month told my heart was getting affected so either I go for ablation ( which I did not want ) or take Tikosyn. This medicine will be given in a hospital, I will be admitted and supervised for three days but first dose it self can make my pulse rate out of control leading to death ( though they will not let it happen) I was puzelled. Why should I take a medicineto die. I said no. After rethinkingfor a month I told him I will go for it because I do not want to livewith the fear of stroke. I tool it and it brought me in sinus rhythm. It is since Nov 2018. I am out of Afib thanks to my HS at UCSF and Tikosyn (The generic name is dofetilide ) it costs me $100 .00 pm but it is keeping me out of Afib. I do not know why my other doctor did not try this?

How do you feel?

Thanks. I go by Catro. My irregulat heartbeat is relatively recent. I noticed it a little over a month ago. Started supplementing with magnesium and it went away for awhile but is back now and magnesium no longer seems to work. Had my blood level checked and it was 7.7 on a 1-15 scale of normal. I have an appointment with my cardiologist Wednesday. He has been following me for a mild aortic valve regurgitation since I had a triple bypass three years ago. Could there be a connection? I hope to find out.

I had an ablation in August and have had no problems since. Am on Lorsatan once a day and Eliquis 2x daily. Previously had afib 2-3x/week. I'm wondering what's holding your doctor back from the ablation. So glad I had it as I worry less and am comfortable that my health is much better.

I put off having an ablation after my cardiologist first suggested it. I put it off for two or three years after reading a few negatives about it on the internet. When I finally had it done after I was sick and tired of being sick and tired, I kicked myself for having put it off. I felt SO much better. I got my life back.

It looks as though we have similar issues. I have been diagnosed with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ventricular tachycardia, and some myocardial bridging. I have just about every test imaginable the last two years, and so far i'm being treated with drugs. I have worn a holter monitor 4 times, the last being a month long. At the present I have had a loop monitor installed to monitor my heart rhythms 24/7. I could have this in place for 3 years. I believe from this monitoring, my team of cardiologist will be able to determine whether or not I will need an ablation. They seem to be covering all the bases before any more invasive action is taken. Personally, I wish the pace would pick up a little. I'm getting pretty tired of being tired.

Hi, I haven't posted for awhile but am experiencing abnormal heart beats more frequently. One doctor is recommending
an ablation and one doesn't think it will help very much. My problem is irregular heart beats and a feeling I am going to faint. Although I never have. I was wondering if people could tell me how often this happened to them before they went ahead with an ablation.

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I definitely have high heart rhythms. I was hospitalized for beats over 200 recently. My doctor is constantly telling me not to let this stop me from exercising. My condition is not considered life threatening. But whenever I exercise my heart is ok until I stop and about 5 minutes later my heart is racing. I usually wait it out but do have 30 mg of dil tiazem if I need it. Does anyone know of a good exercise book that is gentle on the body? I do walk but it does give me issues. I am gaining weight but I hardly eat. My doctor isn't for an ablation since she feels there are risks for me.

I'm 47yo male, and I've had two DVT/PE's, in 2015, and 2018. I have a clotting disorder Factor V Leiden, and now on blood thinners for life.

I recently went on a trip to Vegas, and on all of my flights, I experienced some minor dizziness where I felt like I wasn't getting enough oxygen. I had my Samsung phone which has an O2 monitor on it and tried it. I took multiple readings and it was between 85%-90% most of the flights. My normal on the ground is around 95% maximum. In my Hematologist office yesterday I was at 94%.

Yesterday I had D-Dimer test which was negative/low. I'm also having an Arterial Blood-Gas test and Echo Stress Test done. They said if those are negative, the next step would be a "VQ Scan".

I know that airplane flights can cause people to have lower oxygen levels, but I'm wondering what is normal on flights? Does everyone drop into the 80%'s? Is a VQ scan safer then CT scan? I want to limit radiation exposure and I've already had multiple CT scans in the past, but not a follow up scan after my last PE. They just put me on blood thinners and sent me home after the last one.