Well, I am in hospital with a-fib . I had a murmur but update

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14. I messed with A-fib off and on for 9 years,

my rural hospital controlled it with meds that slow down your heart rate. One is less likely to go into A-fib from a low heart rate. Rural hospital then started treating me with Amiodarone which is good at preventing A-fib but has several side effects.

Maybe your A-fib was just a one time situation, but I do know this, my daughter got me out of my rural hospital and into UPMC Passavant hospital outside of Pittsburgh. My new doctor laid out his strategy for my A-fib and inserting a pacemaker was last on his list.

A-fib comes from a bad electrical signal in the heart, my doctor told me I was a candidate for an ablation, I agreed with him. Simple outpatient procedure through the groin, he froze out the bad signal and it worked. I just had my 3 year check up, I am off all my meds except for Eliquis which is just standard operating procedure and knock on wood am doing great.

If you were to have persistent problems with A-fib please ask your doctor if you are a candidate for an ablation. An ablation is usually 75% successful on the first attempt, I was one of the 75% and it's because I had a fantastic doctor.

Is your heart back in rhythm now? Did your medication bring it back into time? They usually do a cardioversion for A-fib if they can't get the heart back into rhythm, that is shocking the heart.

Don't let my post scare you, taking something like metoprolol may be all you need to stay in rhythm, I would not take Amiodarone longer than a year. If you happen to live near the Burgh I can PM you a good doctor's name.