Hi all,
I have been in A-fib which shifted to A-flutter for the last 14 days. Resting heart rate is about 105. Mild activity makes me winded and sometimes short of breath. I feel great from my surgery otherwise and everyone says A-fib is a common bump that will pass, but the A-fib/flutter has really slowed me down.
I see an electro-physiologist (EP) tomorrow and he wants to do an ablation the next day. I am only 6 weeks post AVR, and I am currently on Atenolol, Lisinopril, Amiodarone, and Warfarin. I had a few bouts of A-fib in the hospital after surgery and they cardio-verted me 3 times but I eventually returned to A-fib each time. Finally I self converted to sinus rhythm a few days before leaving.
My cardiologist thinks I will not maintain sinus rhythm after the cardioversion so he suggests just doing the ablation.
Has anyone else been ablated so soon after surgery and has anyone had ablation without trying cardioversion first?
Anyone come out of A-fib/flutter on their own after two weeks?
Your shared experiences are really helpful.
Thanks much,
John
I have been in A-fib which shifted to A-flutter for the last 14 days. Resting heart rate is about 105. Mild activity makes me winded and sometimes short of breath. I feel great from my surgery otherwise and everyone says A-fib is a common bump that will pass, but the A-fib/flutter has really slowed me down.
I see an electro-physiologist (EP) tomorrow and he wants to do an ablation the next day. I am only 6 weeks post AVR, and I am currently on Atenolol, Lisinopril, Amiodarone, and Warfarin. I had a few bouts of A-fib in the hospital after surgery and they cardio-verted me 3 times but I eventually returned to A-fib each time. Finally I self converted to sinus rhythm a few days before leaving.
My cardiologist thinks I will not maintain sinus rhythm after the cardioversion so he suggests just doing the ablation.
Has anyone else been ablated so soon after surgery and has anyone had ablation without trying cardioversion first?
Anyone come out of A-fib/flutter on their own after two weeks?
Your shared experiences are really helpful.
Thanks much,
John