Numbness in the hands and feet is often a symptom of anxiety. There is no cardiovascular reason for you to have it. Sometimes neurological conditions can cause numbness as well.
Atrial fibrillation is a pretty broad topic! It is difficult to answer such an open ended question. Atrial fibrillation is many different things to different people. I would need to know more about you to answer your questions.
Numbness can represent many different types of problems, including medications, anxiety, neurologic conditions. It does not have anything to do with the implanted device. The dizziness and fainting sounds like over medication. I think he should start with a conversation with his cardiologist about the medications that he is taking.
I am a cardiologist and really have expertise only in this field. It does not sound like these symptoms have anything to do with the cardiovascular system. I think you should discuss this problem with your internist or family practitioner.
At my program, we tell patients with long lasting persistent AF that the likelihood of being free from AF after a single procedure without antiarrhythmic medications is approximately 50%. This is probably difficult to hear, but important to understand. Persistent AF can be treated, but requires a lot of persistence from both patient and doctor
It is very difficult to predict the chances of getting permanent AF without knowing more details about your condition. Furthermore, it is difficult to predict whether permanent AF will be a clinical problem for you -- many patients with permanent AF are asymptomatic.
The choice between Coumadin and aspirin depends on individual characteristics of each patient. Coumadin is a trade name, warfarin is the generic (chemical) name.
I am sorry, but I am only qualified to give advice on cardiology issues. In general, weight loss is directed at taking in less calories than you use. There are no real gimmicks, just commitment to slow progress.
Extreme iron overload (a condition called hemochromatosis) is associated with atrial fibrillation. This is an unusual condition. I am not aware that less extreme iron overload is associated with atrial fibrillation
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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