Guest guest Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 I've never quite understood why the younger people are not just as at risk for stroke either unless their blood is just not as clot-prone as when you get older. It does seem like stroke risk increases with age so perhaps that is true. My cardio did not put me on coumadin, but the EP took my family history and decided that it put me in a stroke risk group and stuck me on it. I'd really talk about it to the EP -- all drugs have danger. With coumadin and doctors that don't pay attention to the medicines they prescribe you can get a bleed type stroke also, plus I would think if you were in a car accident it would be quite a challenge for the docs if you were anti-coagulated. Judy >What I don't understand is that if blood pools in the atria and clots >can form and break away, how does a younger age stop this from being a >problem? Judith B. Currier Fairfax, Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 In a message dated 7/5/2005 8:47:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, dw_herz@... writes: With coumadin and doctors that don't pay attention to the medicines they prescribe you can get a bleed type stroke also, plus I would think if you were in a car accident it would be quite a challenge for the docs if you were anti-coagulated.>> I have read that they can IMMEDIATELY coagulate your blood in an emergency situation using packed cells or frozen cells, I believe ... at any rate, they can do emergency surgery on you even if you are anticoagulated IF THEY KNOW YOU ARE ANTICOAGULATED...so by all means, wear that bracelet or necklace and carry a card in your wallet. I am wearing a bracelet now and every time I think it's a pain, I ask myself, do I really want to take it off today? Lil in Ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 ....younger atria beat more energetically, so pooling is less of an issue, I've heard. DH Judith B Currier wrote: I've never quite understood why the younger people are not just as at risk for stroke either unless their blood is just not as clot-prone as when you get older. It does seem like stroke risk increases with age so perhaps that is true. My cardio did not put me on coumadin, but the EP took my family history and decided that it put me in a stroke risk group and stuck me on it. I'd really talk about it to the EP -- all drugs have danger. With coumadin and doctors that don't pay attention to the medicines they prescribe you can get a bleed type stroke also, plus I would think if you were in a car accident it would be quite a challenge for the docs if you were anti-coagulated. Judy >What I don't understand is that if blood pools in the atria and clots >can form and break away, how does a younger age stop this from being a >problem? Judith B. Currier Fairfax, Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 > Hi to everyone, > I have a question regarding stroke risk that some of you folks may be > able to answer. I am 42, no other heart problems, parox afib daily. > According to the info I have read, apparently a low risk for stroke. > What I don't understand is that if blood pools in the atria and clots > can form and break away, how does a younger age stop this from being a > problem? As I have almost daily highly symptomatic attacks I am > concerned about the stroke factor. > Any info would be greatly appreciated. > Cheers:) > > Ps: Thanks to the fairy squisher for your wonderful posts. Have you > considered a career in writing? Hi , it's the atrial appendage (rather than the atria itself) where the pooling is likely to happen. The risk is increased if the appendage is stiff. The elasticity of the atrial appendage is linked with age. - D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 addendum to my last email... I assume that calcification can be age related too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 At 05:50 AM 7/6/2005, you wrote: >I assume that calcification can be age related too. Yep, I think so. & DH, thanks what you said makes sense and it was just a niggling question in my mind (as I am no longer young!) that needed to be answered. I suspect the more energetic beating is related to the lack of stiffness. As I mentioned in another post, stiffness can cause diastolic dysfunction which makes afib more symptomatic. One of my " wonders " is whether most afib will get more symptomatic as one gets older due to the aging of the various bodily parts. That fits into the " rhythm vs. rate " controversy as perhaps some are reasonably comfortable with rate control now, but won't be as they age. Then it may be too late as the afib has remodeled their heart to cause more afib. Just theories or wonders at the moment but it seems to hold together in my mind. Judy Judith B. Currier Fairfax, Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 > I have read that they can IMMEDIATELY coagulate your blood in an emergency > situation using packed cells or frozen cells, I believe ... at any rate, they > can do emergency surgery on you even if you are anticoagulated IF THEY KNOW > YOU ARE ANTICOAGULATED...so by all means, wear that bracelet or necklace and > carry a card in your wallet. I am wearing a bracelet now and every time I think > it's a pain, I ask myself, do I really want to take it off today? > Lil in Ca I wonder if one should wear something for an aspirin too? Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Hi I'm sorry to hear that your ablation wasn't successful - will you try again? Still you can rest assured you are amongst a large number of fellow sporty lone & paroxysmal afibers on this website. You are at low risk of stroke, to quote from an article: " Lone AF in younger patients without other risk factors for stroke carries the same risk of stroke as that in the general population. " , so I wouldn't let that worry you. Cheers Mark > I have a question regarding stroke risk that some of you folks may be > able to answer. I am 42, no other heart problems, parox afib daily. > According to the info I have read, apparently a low risk for stroke. > What I don't understand is that if blood pools in the atria and clots > can form and break away, how does a younger age stop this from being a > problem? As I have almost daily highly symptomatic attacks I am > concerned about the stroke factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 > Hi to everyone, > I have a question regarding stroke risk that some of you folks may be > able to answer. I am 42, no other heart problems, parox afib daily. > According to the info I have read, apparently a low risk for stroke. > What I don't understand is that if blood pools in the atria and clots > can form and break away, how does a younger age stop this from being a > problem? As I have almost daily highly symptomatic attacks I am > concerned about the stroke factor. > Any info would be greatly appreciated. > Cheers:) > > Ps: Thanks to the fairy squisher for your wonderful posts. Have you > considered a career in writing? , My Cardiologist told me that my risk for stroke increased by 50% when I am in Afib. I'm in Afib 24/7. I would say that being concerned about a stroke is very real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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