Atrial fibrillation can be “transient and asymptomatic making it difficult to detect.”
That described me about a decade ago.
That described me about a decade ago.
During my yearly physical, our FP heard something for awhile with his stethoscope, and had his RN, my wife repeat the procedure. I saw the worried look on her and his face. (She had been an RN in a Cardiac ICU and her ears picked up things often missed by docs.)
So they called the cardiology docs in the next building, and I was quickly ushered in for their special EKG, TTE, the “Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). This imaging test gives your doctor a picture of your heart. The doctor uses a device called an ultrasound transducer to give off and read sound waves that bounce off the walls and valves in your heart. A computer uses the data to create a video of your heart. Your doctor can see the size of your heart, how well it’s working, how well your heart valves are working, and if you have any blood clots.
It showed AFIB. They Rxed some Tenormin, baby aspirin in the morning and before bedtime, and I was good for about another 7 years ago.
Now, I am on Eliquis bid and still a baby aspirin in the morning and at bedtime. A stent was installed about 3 years ago.
I had a stroke a year ago in my central brain.I did not have a blood clot my vein burst .I did not have the face sagging but throat,arm and leg were affected.Doc told me another year for full mobility but should have no more strokes.