We do not understand this completely, but think that it is due to age related replacement of normal muscle cells with scarring - this leads to slowing of the electrical conduction in the atrium, which favors atrial fibrillation
I do not think that this condition has anything to do with your heart. It sounds like something you should take up with your internist/family physician
I am a cardiologist and electrophysiologist, and cannot speak with any authority on unrelated subjects. It sounds as though you need a good internal medicine specialist to help sort out all of these problems.
It is not possible to answer your question without more information. Some of the problems that result in risk of stroke are genetic, some are not. I would certainly recommend that your children attend to risk factors or conditions that lead to stroke (diabetes, high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation) and treat these factors aggressively
I am a cardiologist and electrophysiologist, and cannot speak with any authority on unrelated subjects. It sounds like a neurologic problem, and I would make sure that she sees a competent neurologist to find the cause of her symptoms, rather than just trying random medications
I encourage patients to exercise despite AF episodes. The problem is that exercise tolerance is reduced during AF for many people. I think it is still important to do whatever exercise best suits you though.
I think the best way to answer this question is face to face with an electrophysiologist who is interested in taking care of patients with AF. The focus of this discussion should be how important running is for you. Most patients who feel well would not want to take on the risk of an ablation procedure unless their performance was critically important to them. I am a runner also, and I have noted considerable reductions in my ability in the absence of AF, just related to advancing age. Another thing that you may want to take up – in most situations, Plavix has no role in the treatment of AF
Good luck in your quest! I do not know for a fact how many people older than 100 have AF, but I don’t think that AF would disqualify you from reaching 100. The most important risk in AF is stroke, so adequate protection against that is key
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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