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Lorraine
You mentioned a medication that you are taking. Did you mean Praluent? You also stated it didn't cause muscle pain issues? If you are taking it "Praluent" for cholesterol I too started… read more
“Drinking sugar- or artificially sweetened beverages was associated with increased risk of irregular heart rhythms, finds a study in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology”
https://newsroom.heart.org/news/sweetened-drink....
Great points! I said it was simple, not easy! We seem to understand what the food industries are doing to us. Are we helpless? Hunger and eating are hardwired. Are cravings and addictions? Don’t… read more
With Afib and trying to lower my cholesterol, and taking thinner, and bp meds wondering if since it helps to expand the blood flow, would this help in increasing chances of a blood clot moving or creating a blockage elsewhere?
I have an ICD with 2 leads. I have a home monitoring device which reads heart functions. I can normally tell if I would be going into afib by myself and I have been taking meds for it for over 20… read more
I’ve never heard of that but perhaps in some people it is possible. I know to stand still and get my bearings before stepping out due to lightheadedness on occasion. Heart rate might go up just from… read more
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Hi Caryn & Jainine…..Thank you for the hug ♥️😂😂😂😂😂♥️
Try to get real information from the doctor-like beats per minute rather than “nuts”. Empower yourself with the information you need to be your best advocate.
“Among patients with device-detected AF (no symptoms; detected by a watch or other device), stroke risk is lower than that of patients with symptomatic AF. The recommendations for device-detected AF vary by duration of AF as well as by CHA2DS2-VASc score. See the guidelines if you are interested in more information on this fascinating topic.“
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000331?fo...
Full article-
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Tikosyn
Mine was a Godsend, doing fabulous! Hope you will feel better real soon!