Re: new to this sort of thing

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--- In AFIBsupport , " raider185 " <raider185@y...> >

> hello everyone......my mother was recently diagnosed with >

AFIB...was put on coumadin........and told that she was in no danger

of anything....she would be on the medication for 3 weeks and go back

to the cardiologist to have her heart shocked to get it back to

rythym.......one week after being put on the medication she

died..........what type of side effects does coumadin have on a

person...and is it common to have this happen.......would appreciate

ome feedback thanks<<<

I am so very sorry for your loss.

As for your questions, I would first direct you to find out the cause

of death and see if it points toward coumadin or not. For example, if

there was a " bleed " , that could possibly be attributed to coumadin.

Also, I would suggest finding out if it was related to a more fatal

heart rhythm (ie: vtach, prolonged a-flutter leading to heart attack)

or heart disease (heart attack, heart failure, etc). It's so hard to

really know without having at least an initial report from the

medical professionals.

While it is true that afib in general does not in and of itself cause

sudden death - some medications have complications, and even with or

without medication, there is a possibility of fatal stroke. And

often a person with afib can also have other heart issues that are

more dangerous than the afib itself.

Joscelyn

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The major side effect of coumadin is bleeding. Do you know the cause of death?

new to this sort of thing

hello everyone......my mother was recently diagnosed with AFIB...was

put on coumadin........and told that she was in no danger of

anything....she would be on the medication for 3 weeks and go back to

the cardiologist to have her heart shocked to get it back to

rythym.......one week after being put on the medication she

died..........what type of side effects does coumadin have on a

person...and is it common to have this happen.......would appreciate

some feedback thanks

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> --- In AFIBsupport , " raider185 " <raider185@y...> >

> > hello everyone......my mother was recently diagnosed with >

> AFIB...was put on coumadin........and told that she was in no

danger

> of anything....she would be on the medication for 3 weeks and go

back

> to the cardiologist to have her heart shocked to get it back to

> rythym.......one week after being put on the medication she

> died..........what type of side effects does coumadin have on a

> person...and is it common to have this happen.......would

appreciate

> ome feedback thanks<<<

>

> I am so very sorry for your loss.

>

> As for your questions, I would first direct you to find out the

cause

> of death and see if it points toward coumadin or not. For example,

if

> there was a " bleed " , that could possibly be attributed to coumadin.

> Also, I would suggest finding out if it was related to a more fatal

> heart rhythm (ie: vtach, prolonged a-flutter leading to heart

attack)

> or heart disease (heart attack, heart failure, etc). It's so hard

to

> really know without having at least an initial report from the

> medical professionals.

>

> While it is true that afib in general does not in and of itself

cause

> sudden death - some medications have complications, and even with

or

> without medication, there is a possibility of fatal stroke. And

> often a person with afib can also have other heart issues that are

> more dangerous than the afib itself.

>

> Joscelyn

It was reported that she had a heart attack......she had an echiogram

done on her and the doctors then diagnosed her with AFIB so they

never considered anything else wrong with her heart at

all....shouldn't they have at least done further examinations to make

sure it wasn't anything serious? especially since she had diabetes,

and high blood pressure?

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I'm so very sorry to hear about your mother and I know this must be a very

difficult time for you and your family. I have been on Coumadin for almost

6 years and yes, there are some side effects and some risks. However,

coumadin usually takes at least a week to even get to a therapeutic level,

much less a very high level in which serious bleeding might occur. Sine only

a week transpired between her starting the Coumadin and her death I would be

surprised if the Coumadin were at fault. I know you plan to talk with her

doctor and I'm certain he or she can tell you what most likely happened.

Again, my condolences.

Brenta

new to this sort of thing

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> hello everyone......my mother was recently diagnosed with AFIB...was

> put on coumadin........and told that she was in no danger of

> anything....she would be on the medication for 3 weeks and go back to

> the cardiologist to have her heart shocked to get it back to

> rythym.......one week after being put on the medication she

> died..........what type of side effects does coumadin have on a

> person...and is it common to have this happen.......would appreciate

> some feedback thanks

>

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> Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com

> List owner: AFIBsupport-owner

> For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email,

> send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help

>

> Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should

> be acted upon without consultation with one's physician.

>

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> In a message dated 11/8/2004 3:54:43 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> raider185@y... writes:

>

>

> > It was reported that she had a heart attack......she had an

echiogram

> > done on her and the doctors then diagnosed her with AFIB so they

> > never considered anything else wrong with her heart at

> > all....shouldn't they have at least done further examinations to

make

> > sure it wasn't anything serious? especially since she had

diabetes,

> > and high blood pressure?

> >

>

> Raider,

> I am so sorry about your mother. If doctors did echocardiograms,

EKG's, and

> other heart tests before saying that afib was her only problem,

then her death

> could have been caused by an unpredictable event such as another

type of

> arrhythmia. There is another new test available now to predict

heart attacks: the

> EBT, or Electron Beam Tomography. Was Coumadin the only drug she

was given?

> Some drugs given for arrhythmia can also cause arrhythmia and even

fatal

> rhythms. Those drugs are called proarrhythmic. Patients are

usually monitored in

> the hospital for three days after starting those drugs. Also, when

one

> begins Coumadin, one must have blood tests called Protime tests

very frequently at

> first to see if the level of blood thinning is appropriate. As I

recall,

> every four days and/or once a week at first is the appropriate rate

of testing for

> the first two weeks or month. Then the tests are spaced more

infrequently at

> four to six weeks apart. These are questions you might ask in your

quest for

> more information about the cause of your mother's death. Sometimes

heart

> attacks just happen unpredictably, but some can be prevented by the

appropriate

> testing described above, which is usually given to anyone

presenting with afib.

> Best wishes. I have great sympathy for your loss.

> in sinus in Seattle

>

> they only gave her an echiocardiogram.....no angiogram or anything

else......I think it was kind of odd that they wouldn't have but that

is all they did before they said that's what she had

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