#afib — Public Fediverse posts
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Magnetic Fluid in the Heart: A New Frontier in Stroke Prevention.
Magnetic fluid is a new hope in stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation. The technique safely seals the left atrial appendage.
Read more: https://omniletters.com/en/magnetic-fluid-stroke-prevention/
#StrokePrevention #AtrialFibrillation #MagneticFluid #MedicalInnovation #Cardiology #HeartHealth #ScienceNews #MedicalBreakthrough #HealthcareInnovation #BiomedicalEngineering #FutureMedicine #StrokeAwareness #AFib #HeartResearch #ClinicalResearch
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OMRON Healthcare vừa ra mắt dòng thiết bị đo huyết áp thế hệ mới, tích hợp tính năng phát hiện rung nhĩ (Afib) và ghi điện tâm đồ (ECG) ngay tại nhà. Đây là bước tiến quan trọng giúp người dùng, đặc biệt là nhóm có nguy cơ cao, chủ động tầm soát sớm các bất thường về nhịp tim và quản lý bệnh lý tim mạch hiệu quả hơn, giảm thiểu rủi ro đột quỵ.
#OMRON #Healthcare #HuyetAp #SucKhoe #TimMach #RungNhi #CongNgheYTe #BloodPressure #HeartHealth #Afib #HealthTech #Vietnam
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DATE: January 20, 2026 at 06:30PM
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.@AbbottNews' #Tactiflex gains #CEmark
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💔 Endurance athletes have a four times higher risk of irregular heartbeat, and this may be why
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-athletes-higher-irregular-heartbeat.html
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DATE: December 22, 2025 at 06:30PM
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A pleasant shock: @AbbottNews's Volt #PFA system snags early @FDADeviceInfo approval
#medtech #afib #pulsedfieldablation
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Cardiology Followup Results
https://janetannelogan.com/2025/09/26/cardiology-followup-results/
#Afib, #AorticAneurysm, #BicuspidAtrialValve, #CardiacHealth, #Cardiology, #MedicalTmi #Spoonie
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DATE: September 03, 2025 at 07:00PM
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.@KardiumInc's #Globe #PFA system gains @FDADeviceInfo approval
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DATE: September 03, 2025 at 07:00PM
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.@KardiumInc's #Globe #PFA system gains @FDADeviceInfo approval
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DATE: September 03, 2025 at 07:00PM
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.@KardiumInc's #Globe #PFA system gains @FDADeviceInfo approval
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🫀 Simulations of beating heart may inform treatments for atrial fibrillation
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-simulations-heart-treatments-atrial-fibrillation.html
#heart #medicine #health #cardiology #afib #simulation #computational
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Certain #medications – like the #BetaBlockers Peart takes to treat atrial fibrillation [#afib], a #heart condition that causes irregular heartbeats – make people more vulnerable to the adverse #health effects of extreme temperatures by affecting how they regulate their body temperature.
#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #ExtremeWeather #heat
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Living with Chronic Health Issues: My Journey
https://janetannelogan.com/2025/07/19/living-with-chronic-health-issues-my-journey/
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Can-atrial-fibrillation-be-caused-by-anxiety
Wondering if anxiety can trigger atrial fibrillation? Learn how stress and anxiety impact heart rhythm, what symptoms to watch for, and how to manage both mental and heart health.
Understanding this connection can help you take proactive steps toward wellness.
#HighExpectationCounselings #anxietyandheart #mentalhealth #afib #stressawareness
https://lifecounselingorlando.com/can-atrial-fibrillation-be-caused-by-anxiety/
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I saw my new electrophysiologist today. He looked at my AFib records and listened to my concerns about the blood thinner. He agreed with me, and took me off of the blood thinner. "It's just not justified with your numbers."
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In zwei Wochen steht endlich der Termin für die #Ablation an. Fast 8 Jahre Leidensgeschichte finden dann hoffentlich ihr dauerhaftes Ende.
Erwähnenswert bleibt, dass ich das schon 2021 dringend haben wollte, man aber angeblich nix feststellen konnte/wollte. Corona sei Dank…
nun musste es erst bis zu 40% #AFib ausarten, damit es nicht als Stress und Psyche abgetan wird 🤬 -
In zwei Wochen steht endlich der Termin für die #Ablation an. Fast 8 Jahre Leidensgeschichte finden dann hoffentlich ihr dauerhaftes Ende.
Erwähnenswert bleibt, dass ich das schon 2021 dringend haben wollte, man aber angeblich nix feststellen konnte/wollte. Corona sei Dank…
nun musste es erst bis zu 40% #AFib ausarten, damit es nicht als Stress und Psyche abgetan wird 🤬 -
In zwei Wochen steht endlich der Termin für die #Ablation an. Fast 8 Jahre Leidensgeschichte finden dann hoffentlich ihr dauerhaftes Ende.
Erwähnenswert bleibt, dass ich das schon 2021 dringend haben wollte, man aber angeblich nix feststellen konnte/wollte. Corona sei Dank…
nun musste es erst bis zu 40% #AFib ausarten, damit es nicht als Stress und Psyche abgetan wird 🤬 -
I've spent the last few days *not* wearing my compression socks. I didn't think they were doing anything for my #POTS because it was still occurring, though less frequently. This morning, I discovered that was not a good idea. I woke up to find my ankles *very* swollen. So I'm back in the socks.
Now I have to wonder if that had anything to do with last night's #migraine .
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DATE: April 23, 2025 at 09:00AM
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.@Field_Medical_ harvests $40M for #PFA system
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DATE: April 22, 2025 at 07:00PM
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.@Field_Medical_ harvests $40M for #PFA system
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Mediterranean Diet Lowers Tachyarrhythmia in Paroxysmal AF https://www.diningandcooking.com/2029824/mediterranean-diet-lowers-tachyarrhythmia-in-paroxysmal-af/ #AFib #ablation #AFAtrialFibrillation #afib #arrhythmia #AtrialFib #AtrialFibrillation(AFib) #AtrialFibrillation;AF #AtrialTachycardia #diet #electrophysiology #heart #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #nutrition #obese #obesity #Olive #OliveOil #ParoxysmalAtrialFibrillation #WeightLoss #WeightManagement
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Mediterranean Diet Lowers Tachyarrhythmia in Paroxysmal AF https://www.diningandcooking.com/2029824/mediterranean-diet-lowers-tachyarrhythmia-in-paroxysmal-af/ #AFib #ablation #AFAtrialFibrillation #afib #arrhythmia #AtrialFib #AtrialFibrillation(AFib) #AtrialFibrillation;AF #AtrialTachycardia #diet #electrophysiology #heart #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #nutrition #obese #obesity #Olive #OliveOil #ParoxysmalAtrialFibrillation #WeightLoss #WeightManagement
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DATE: April 08, 2025 at 06:30AM
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#PFA non-inferior, even superior, to cryoablation for paroxysmal AF
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DATE: April 07, 2025 at 04:34PM
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#PFA non-inferior, even superior, to cryoablation for paroxysmal AF
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Today is the six year anniversary of the last time I was electrically cardioverted (i.e., shocked) out of afib and back into sinus rhythm (for the 23rd time). I am grateful for this afib-free period of my life.
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DATE: February 21, 2025 at 08:30AM
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.@bostonsci obtains #CEmark for #Farapulse navigation mapping system
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DATE: February 20, 2025 at 07:30PM
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.@bostonsci obtains #CEmark for #Farapulse navigation mapping system
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DATE: January 02, 2025 at 07:00AM
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AI helps UK doctors identify patients at risk of afib
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DATE: December 31, 2024 at 04:00PM
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AI helps UK doctors identify patients at risk of afib
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Understanding Arrhythmia: My Recent Experience
https://janetannelogan.com/2024/12/02/understanding-arrhythmia-my-recent-experience/
#Afib, #Fibro, #Fibromyalgia, #PrematureAtrialContractions, #Spoonie
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About 30 minutes ago, I was feeling some palpitations and a rather sudden headache. Triggered the ECG on my smartwatch. Result was AFib, so I also triggered an update and alerted the company monitoring my implanted loop recorder. Got to feeling better, checked again, and back to normal sinus rhythm.
Sent a message to the doctor via portal including the ECG strip just in case. Fun.
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DATE: November 19, 2024 at 08:30AM
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Boston Sci study shows Watchman Flx better OPTION than DOAC
#medtech @bostonsci #watchmanFLX #afib #AtrialFibrillation
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DATE: November 18, 2024 at 06:30PM
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Boston Sci study shows Watchman Flx better OPTION than DOAC
#medtech @bostonsci #watchmanFLX #afib #AtrialFibrillation
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CW: Trans, spoonie, cardiac issues
Something I've been struggling with lately is the intersection of my identification as a #trans woman and my recent diagnosis with cardiac issues. To recap that: I was diagnosed with #AFib, #POTS, and an enlarged aorta, among others.
It's relatively common knowledge, I think, that men and women experience significantly different symptoms of heart attack.
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1/?#spoonie #CardiacHealth #trans #transgender #transfemme #ChronicIllness
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I just spent a little over 3 hours in an ER because of a prolonged #AFib episode. I tried to wait it out for a couple of hours before giving in and going. I don't think I'll wait that long next time. I'm exhausted and I think I've triggered another #fibromyalgia flare.
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CW: eye contact, selfie
Good morning! I am ready for my (two) doctor appts today. Getting started with a whole new medical team after relocation (especially for a #spoonie) is a major undertaking. Luckily one appt (electrophysiologist) is video. We'll discuss possible placement of an ILR.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/loop-recorder-implantation
#VisiblyTrans #TransJoy #trans #transgender #ChronicIllness #AFib #CardiacHealth
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I packed up and returned the #HeartMonitor today. That annoyance is out of my life for now, anyway. I had another symptomatic episode today after the monitor was gone. I used my Smartwatch and performed an ECG.
The algorithm classifies results as sinus rhythm, #AFib, or "inconclusive." Of course this one came back inconclusive. That's also what it said on the ones that put me on the monitor in the first place. So, I sent the report to the cardiologist.
1/2
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Healing progress, such as it is. Three days since removing the strip (after two weeks) and changing to ECG style contacts with lead wires.
I had hoped for more quick healing, but ... 🤷♀️
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CW: Images of cleavage with severe skin irritation, slight breast, no nipples
Today I received new supplies for the heart monitor, including an alternative method of attachment. I have chosen to use that alternative so that the skin between my breasts can start to heal.
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It may be sensitive to body position. It started working again almost immediately after I sat up straight to do something. Then I leaned back in my desk chair, and almost immediately got "poor skin contact" again. To test that theory, I sat up bolt straight again. Yes, it started monitoring again. No relaxing for me this weekend? 🤷♀️
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No sooner did I post this, then 2 minutes later, it went back to monitoring. 🤷♀️
This thing is really frustrating.
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It seems like I will be going off the heart monitor this morning, until the new supplies I have requested arrive on Monday.
The "poor skin contact" notification is now apparently continuous. The customer support for the monitor told me that if that continues for one hour, to go ahead and remove it. It's not doing any good at that point.
I'm fairly certain that it's already past that hour, but I'll watch it more closely for the next hour.
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Oh this is interesting. Among the risk factors for atrial flutter is "women". That and "older age" seem to be the only listed factors that I currently qualify for.
"Women". A risk factor for a heart issue. You'd think they could have come up with a better way to express that.
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I got a call a little while ago from the cardiologist. Two days ago, the monitor recorded an episode of AFib and atrial flutter in the evening. So, I guess it was worthwhile going through the discomfort from the skin irritation.
It's official. I have AFib. My stroke risk is currently considered low (1% / year). He's referring me to an electrophysiologist, so he's concerned. That's a type of specialist I'd never heard of before.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24039-electrophysiologist
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Seems like high DHA might be the issue with Afib. I'll do some searching on LCpharmD's posts - hope she moves to mastodon.
" The time course of PIEZO1 inactivation is prolonged by docosahexaenoic acid but reduced by eicosapentaenoic acid. Thus, the net effect will be determined in part by the docosahexaenoic acid:eicosapentaenoic acid ratio. A docosahexaenoic acid–predominant effect would result in PIEZO1 gain-of-function and increased influx of calcium and other cations (Figure [B]). Collectively, these changes would (1) prolong the action potential duration and increase the propensity for delayed after-depolarizations to trigger AF and (2) promote calcium-dependent signaling."
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.058596
FWIW I have found that I can take more fish oil w/o excessive bleed time if I take 100 mcg of K1 daily. The K1 also helps with palpitations whereas K2 seemed to worsen them.
