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In Today's Medical Monday Video, We Learn About Aterial Flutter, Or Aflutter For Short. Do You Have Aflutter Like Me?
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Atrial Flutter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5MgNlwJC1Y
In this video, Dr Sanjay Gupta, consultant cardiologist explains a heart condition called atrial flutter. Atrial flutter is an abnormal heart rhythm which can cause symptoms of heart palpitations. In atrial flutter,the atria contract at 300 beats per minute and every other impulse goes down into the ventricles and therefore the ventricles beat at 150 beats per minute. In patients who are taking medications such as beta blockers or… read more

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@ LawrenceWagle A pacemaker is not usually implanted to control BP. Your heart rate must have been low. I would advise seeing a cardiologist before agreeing to a Pacemaker. I think you should make… read more

How To Deal With Atrial Flutter?
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I agree you can keep a record and sometimes find certain things set it off, in my case chocolate, decaf tea or coffee, eating to much at one time, and cold air, also if I don't get enough sleep

Sweetened Drinks Linked To Atrial Fibrillation Risk
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“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....

Sweetened drinks linked to atrial fibrillation risk
Sweetened drinks linked to atrial fibrillation risk
https://newsroom.heart.org/news/sweetened-drinks-linked-to-atrial-fibrillation-risk
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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

Anyone Have Info On Tikosyn/Dofetilide. May Be Started On It Since Cardioversion Did Not Work This Time.
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Tikosyn

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Mine was a Godsend, doing fabulous! Hope you will feel better real soon!

Has Anyone Tried Those Nitric Oxide Supplements? Effects Both Good Or Bad? L-argenine Produces Nitric Oxide.
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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?

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Thanks. I kinda knew all that info. I'm currently on eliquis, metoprolol and what I was asking, Since nitric oxide expands the veins and arteries to allow better blood flow. Wouldn't that allow a… read more

I HAVE ATRIAL FIBULATION,HAD 2 STENTS PUT IN AND ON ANTIARRIVNENT MEDICINE SO WHY AM I STILL SO TIRED AND CAN HARDLY MOVE AND OUT OF BREATH
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God Bless you and your heart ❤️

I Have Afib/Aflutter, Heart Liked To Stop And Start. I Have A Pacemkerand Watchman. Had An Ablation. Heart Liked To Stop And Start. .
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Several times a night I wake up feeling like I am 'QUAKING" . Is this Afib/Aflutter? It lasts from a few seconds to a couple minutes. Per the nurse I cut out caffeine but it hasn't helped. If anything it is worse. I also have congestive heart failure. I take Plavix. I had unknown origin internal bleeding and had crit counts of 5.8 and 6.0, hospitalized twice for transfusions of blood and iron, but am still anemic. I have bi-lateral knee replacements, but due to several injuries to the right… read more

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Are you on anti-arrythmia meds and blood thinners, then?

Does Standing Up Suddenly After Sleeping Risk Atrial Fibrillation?
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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

Anyone Here Have A Heart Transplant?
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Susan Harper, Bless your transplanted heart! You're an inspiration to all of us!

Why Does My Heart Flutter?
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My heart flutters quite often

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