Re: Conversion long pauses

[Guest guest]

This is difficult with out an ECG.

Usually Long pauses means ectopic beats, these are not long pauses but extra

beats. The heart misses a beat then catches up with a double beat.

This is what can cause AF or start off an episode. There is a number of weird

bests that exists when you go from NSR to AF and from AF to NSR,

There is no need to worry about this .

C

> Are long pauses common when a person converts back into sinus

> rhythm? I heard that using drugs such a fleckinite increases the

> length of the pauses. My last conversion I have several long pauses

> before finally converting. My doctor seemed unconcerned!

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[Guest guest]

" Codling, " wrote:

> Usually Long pauses means ectopic beats, these are not long pauses but extra

beats. The heart misses a beat then catches up with a double beat.

, perhaps this is what you were saying in different words, but my

understanding is that the double beat precedes the apparent missed beat.

The " double beat " is a premature beat following so close on the heels of the

previous beat that it feels like one beat, which is followed by a

space that feels like a " missed beat. " The heart doesn't really miss a beat, it

has a premature beat. These premature beats can be in the atrium (a

premature atrial contraction or PAC) or in the ventricles (a premature

ventricular contraction or PVC.) I don't know how to tell which of these I'm

having, nor the significance of whether it's one or the other.

All this is from memory, so correct me if I'm wrong.

Sieber

[Guest guest]

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Once when I converted from AF to SR, it felt like my heart beat

really hard and then went to normal. Also, once I broke out into

a " hot flash " of sorts and felt a strong beat and was back in rhythm.

Sun and Mon, I got a scare with AF (thank you Ellen for emailing with

me and supporting me), cause I'd been off of coumadin for a

colonoscopy. I was feeling really scared, down, and sorry for myself

and did a lot of crying... released some of that pent up stress...

and after a nap, I was back in NSR! I was so thankful to God for

that!!

Very strange when those PACs occur...not sure why, but Dr and anyone

I talk to say not to worry, that they are very common with everyone.

Those of us with AF probably are more sensitive to those funny beats

that put the fear of AF into us!!

Hope you are feeling well today!

Cheryl

> Are long pauses common when a person converts back into sinus

> rhythm? I heard that using drugs such a fleckinite increases the

> length of the pauses. My last conversion I have several long

pauses

> before finally converting. My doctor seemed unconcerned!

[Guest guest]

> These premature beats can be in the atrium (a

> premature atrial contraction or PAC) or in the ventricles (a

premature ventricular contraction or PVC.) I don't know how to tell

which of these I'm

> having, nor the significance of whether it's one or the other.

, my understanding from my doc is that previously docs used to

get very worked up about PVCs, but now they look at the condition of

the heart, and if it is okay, they don't care about PVCs any more

than they care about PACs.