Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 AFIB Question Is it possible for AFIB to be triggered by some sort of blockage in my heart or ateries? If so, what sort of tests would help my cardio to know whether or not this possibility merits further investigation? Toprol-XL, Adult Aspirin, NSR 17 days xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx My afib showed up about 18 months after I'd had a heart attack. My cardio told me this is not unusual, so I suppose other heart conditions such as blockages could play a part. Brenta ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 > Is it possible for AFIB to be triggered by some sort of blockage in > my heart or ateries? If so, what sort of tests would help my cardio > to know whether or not this possibility merits further investigation? > > Toprol-XL, Adult Aspirin, NSR 17 days ......................................... It definitely possible. I've been told that that may be one factor in my afib. One of the least invasive ways of checking the blood flow in your heart is a thallium stress test where you walk on a tredmill. Depending on the results of that test they might want to do a angiogram. What does your doctor think? P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Thanks Brenta. --My cardio has never mentioned either of these test to me, but I certainly plan to ask him about them. Whenever I am in the hospital for conversion (conversion with cardizem in 6-10 hours), he always does a blood work-up and orders an " echo. " He always tells me that everything looks fine. I cannot explain it, I don't feel bad, but I don't feel as stable and energetic as I did 20 days ago. My energy level is poor. I know that the way I feel could be due to the increase in my toprol-XL I have lost quite a bit of weight through changing my eating habits and exercise. Until 20 days ago, I felt better that I had in the previous 10-15 years. Sometimes, I feel like I'm just waiting for the next cardiac event. > > Is it possible for AFIB to be triggered by some sort of blockage in > > my heart or ateries? If so, what sort of tests would help my > cardio > > to know whether or not this possibility merits further > investigation? > > > > Toprol-XL, Adult Aspirin, NSR 17 days > ........................................ > It definitely possible. I've been told that that may be one factor > in my afib. > One of the least invasive ways of checking the blood flow in your > heart is a thallium stress test where you walk on a tredmill. > Depending on the results of that test they might want to do a > angiogram. What does your doctor think? > P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Don't know if a blockage itself would cause AFib as much as the heart damage that resulted from a heart attack ... and heart attacks are normally caused by blockages. Larry > > AFIB Question > > > Is it possible for AFIB to be triggered by some sort of blockage in > my heart or ateries? If so, what sort of tests would help my cardio > to know whether or not this possibility merits further investigation? > > Toprol-XL, Adult Aspirin, NSR 17 days > > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > My afib showed up about 18 months after I'd had a heart attack. My cardio told me this is not unusual, so I suppose other heart conditions such as blockages could play a part. > Brenta > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 > Don't know if a blockage itself would cause AFib as much as the heart > damage that resulted from a heart attack ... and heart attacks are > normally caused by blockages. > > Larry > .............................. Hi Larry, here's a couple of sentences from a letter to my GP from an interventional <nutritional> cardiologist I saw to get his opinion of my afib. He states: " In thinking about the arrhythimia, one thought would be mecury overload. Ischemia also could be playing some role for his RCA is collateral dependant. " P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 , What you describe (echo) is the standard workup for new onset AFib. I just had one last week (thankfully, it was perfect). The thallium stress test and angiogram are standard workups to evaluate (as I think said) blood flow to the heart (i.e. presence or absence of blockages) and cardiovascular disease. Cardiac catheterization/Angiogram likely wouldn't be conducted unless something on the thallium test prompted it. Another option is to have the stress test without the thallium. Sometimes this surfaces problems with blood flow to the heart. Larry > > > Is it possible for AFIB to be triggered by some sort of blockage > in > > > my heart or ateries? If so, what sort of tests would help my > > cardio > > > to know whether or not this possibility merits further > > investigation? > > > > > > Toprol-XL, Adult Aspirin, NSR 17 days > > ........................................ > > It definitely possible. I've been told that that may be one factor > > in my afib. > > One of the least invasive ways of checking the blood flow in your > > heart is a thallium stress test where you walk on a tredmill. > > Depending on the results of that test they might want to do a > > angiogram. What does your doctor think? > > P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Thanks Larry > > > > Is it possible for AFIB to be triggered by some sort of > blockage > > in > > > > my heart or ateries? If so, what sort of tests would help my > > > cardio > > > > to know whether or not this possibility merits further > > > investigation? > > > > > > > > Toprol-XL, Adult Aspirin, NSR 17 days > > > ........................................ > > > It definitely possible. I've been told that that may be one > factor > > > in my afib. > > > One of the least invasive ways of checking the blood flow in your > > > heart is a thallium stress test where you walk on a tredmill. > > > Depending on the results of that test they might want to do a > > > angiogram. What does your doctor think? > > > P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 " I cannot explain it, I don't feel bad, but I don't feel as stable and energetic as I did 20 days ago. My energy level is poor. I know that the way I feel could be due to the increase in my toprol-XL " - lots of beta-blockers can cause you to fell lethargic... I took sotolol for a while, and hated every second I was on it... felt like the life had been sucked out of me.. I didn't care about anything, I couldn't do anything... I felt awful.. I avoided all beta-blockers when they tried to give them to me, thinking the whole class would leave me feeling the same, but I recently developed afib down in Bonaire (near Venezuala) and since I'm on Tikosyn (an american drug) the doctor there was really limited in what they could give me, and my heart was blasting at 180 (160 after two digoxin drips) so they had to do something.. they put me on atenelol (25 x 3)(a beta blocker) which helped greatly... now I'm on atenelol 50 mg x 2, and although I have had a weird sort of headache these past few days, I feel DARNED good, and my heart converted back to NSR on Saturday to boot... If the Toporol is making you feel crappy, you might suggest to your dr to try you on another beta-blocker... Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Re: AFIB Question Sometimes, I feel like I'm just waiting for the next cardiac event. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I know exactly what you mean--not so much about afib because mine is not as bad (knock on wood!) as many on this list. However, for a a good while after my heart attack I certainly felt that way, but time takes care of a lot of things and I'm not nearly so anxious as I once was. Brenta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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