Only the doctor who is treating your father can answer these questions. There are many different types of medications to try, and also medical devices such as CRT pacemaker or cardiac assist devices.
You should check with your doctor as to what is the cause of your palpitations (feeling of abnormal heart beats). There are many different causes and the treatment varies with the cause. If atrial fibrillation is the cause, then flecainide may be an appropriate medication for you.
The lady should definitely see a cardiologist as medical thretmant can do much to improve her symptoms. There are also surgical and new minimally invasive treatments for mitral valve leaks. It is not possible to predict someone\'s likespan from this information.
You will need to see your doctor, either an internist or cardiologist, and have a full cardiac exam, ECG, lab tests and possibly echocardiogram to make a diagnosis of what is causing your symptoms, and see if any treatment is indicated.
Symptoms of \'heart fluttering\' may suggest an abnormal or irregular heart rhythm; you should promptly see your physician who will evaluate you with and ECG and likely heart monitor.
Feeling\'like unconscious some times\' is a is problem that should immediately be evaluated by your internist or cardiologist. This could be due to abnormal heart rates, either too slow or too fast, your doctor will consider an ECG or heart monitor as a first step. You should not delay in seeing your doctor.
It is important to find a cause of your bleeding, and an endoscopy/colonoscopy would be a reasonable way to proceed. It is usually very low risk to stop Coumadin for 3 days for the colonoscopy, and this will allow the doctor doing the colonoscopy to perform biopsies if needed. So your doctor\'s plan is appropriate.
Your doctor can help you calculate your CHADSVASc score, which can be used to estimate your risk of stroke. In general, it is low risk to stop Coumadin for a short period if needed for polyp removal at colonoscopy.
This is most likely muscular or skeletal pain; however you would be best to see your internist or family physician to evaluate fully.
Dr. Andrea Natale
Dr. Andrea Natale is a board certified electrophysiology expert and practices at executive medical director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Dr. Natale also is the Senior Medical Director at Pacific Atrial Fib and Arrhythmia Center in San Francisco. He visits MetroHealth in Cleveland, and Akron General, Ohio. He has pioneered a new circumferential ultrasound vein-ablation system to correct atrial fibrillation and performed the procedure on the world's first five patients. For further details Please visit :Link
Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, F.A.C.C, FHRS. is a board certified electrophysiology expert and practices at Mid-America Cardiology and The University of Kansas Hospital Clinics in Kansas City, KS, USA. He has several distinctions in clinical and research career to his credit and serves as an associate editor for Journal of Atrial Fibrillation.For further details Please visit :Link
Dr. Dhanunjay Lakkireddy, MD, F.A.C.C, FHRS, The Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute (KCHRI), KS, USA.
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