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1 posted on 04/30/2024 1:12:32 PM PDT by Red Badger
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Why did you change the headline title? That’s a FR no-no.


2 posted on 04/30/2024 1:35:35 PM PDT by norcal joe
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To: Red Badger

This article doesn’t quickly get to the beneficial point, which is that these people are only dying because they didn’t get a therapy (weight loss, exercise, surgery, etc.) that would have ended the condition for them.

The title sort of sucks, but the way to fix it all is in there.

Folks, if you have this condition, get it treated, in some permanent way, before you have a likely earlier death than you needed to have.


3 posted on 04/30/2024 1:44:19 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Red Badger

The article lacks significant information. What were the ages at the first occurrence?

If participants were 85, then I would suggest 10 years would be a significant achievement.

I recently learned that my father got a pacemaker 20 years ago and it was just replaced at age 92 for the second time.

Likewise, another friend had heart surgery about 10 years ago and passed away three years ago at age 89. He was relatively healthy and active until the end.


5 posted on 04/30/2024 1:47:31 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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I was admitted last year for Afib. One Cardioversion treatment synced my heart back to normal rhythm where it has been since.

But if I quit Freeping at y’all in 9 years; you’ll know why.


9 posted on 04/30/2024 2:49:51 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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I have been dealing with AFIB for over 33 years. I wish they had the catheter ablation or hybrid surgical catheter ablations 33 years ago. I have had each over the last 4 years and the change is significant.

If you are ever diagnosed with AFIB, demand an electrophysiologist. I did not meet mine until 7 years ago. They are the game changers when it involves AFIB!!

https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-treatments/h/hybrid-surgical-catheter-ablation.html


10 posted on 04/30/2024 2:52:17 PM PDT by Racketeer
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To: Red Badger

Maze procedure


11 posted on 04/30/2024 2:55:36 PM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: Red Badger

catheter ablation is no sure thing to fix the AF either.

it has varying results


12 posted on 04/30/2024 3:05:01 PM PDT by thesligoduffyflynns (WHEN 💎GOING Gfld irstETS TOUGH KEEP GOING💎 IfIT DOESNT KiI re dne oL yOU I wil MAKE YOU STRONGER💎)
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Another known side effect of the jabs.


13 posted on 04/30/2024 3:07:00 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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I am 77 years old, had A-fib all my life. Mitral valve replacement in 1990, heart stent in 2006. They then wanted to “kill” my heart, and restart it. I said NO!

Still doing well on warfarin for the heart valve and stent.


15 posted on 04/30/2024 4:09:03 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( )
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BKMRK.


16 posted on 04/30/2024 4:12:27 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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afib occurs when the atria (upper heart chambers) quit beating, but instead simply quiver ... when that occurs one loses 20% of their pumping power, the ventricles beat randomly and eradically, and the changes of stroke, heart failure, and dementia goes through the roof ...

daily anti-arrhythmic medications (most of which are VERY dangerous drugs with a narrow therapeutic window) can often keep one in normal sinus rhythm for some period of time until they stop working

the only permanent fix for afib is ablation via catheter, with catheter cryoablation being superior to catheter microwave point burner, OR having a Cox maze IV procedure on the left atrium whilst open heart surgery is being performed for some other reason

a nasty alternative is to put people permanently on anti-coagulants and leave them permanently in afib ... this will help to to prevent strokes, but does nothing to prevent heart failure and dementia ... [note that joe biden has been in permanent afib for decades and fetterman got his stroke because he was in permanent afib WITHOUT anticoagulants]

friends do not let friends remain in permanent afib!


17 posted on 04/30/2024 4:28:59 PM PDT by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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The following is worth repeating, (from the source comment section):

" paul314 April 30, 2024 06:36 AM The beginning point of this study is acute hospitalization, which tends to mean the patient is already seriously ill. Sounds as if it would also make sense to catch and manage atrial fibrillation earlier so that emergency hospital admissions aren't the beginning of the therapeutic window." Thanks, paul314.

22 posted on 04/30/2024 7:43:49 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Tagline outlawed by Obama, the Outlaw in Chief.)
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To: Red Badger

I have A-Frib

I have a watchman in my heart to thin the blood to prevent clots from going to the brain. I have a link monitor in my chest.

Any one have experience with these?


26 posted on 05/01/2024 3:50:51 PM PDT by coalminersson
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