What's next when cardioversion didn't work?
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Sometimes it's not worth while to try and keep it in sinus rhythm.  Presumably you have been checked for hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid gland) which can cause A.F. High blood pressure is another treatable cause of A.F.  I hope your blood is now thinned with Coumadin (Warfarin------so called rat poison).  When the left atrium is in fibrillation for awhile, it may build up blood clots within its chamber.  Then especially if your heart goes into sinus rhythm (normal rhythm) for a bit, the normal contractions of the atrium can kick this clot out into the left ventricle and on up the aorta and to the brain, where it causes a major stroke.  Staying on blood thinner Coumadin will allow no more clot to build, and any old clot stabilizes so it isn't likely to get lose.  \n\nAmiodarone seems to be a miracle drug at keeping alot of people out of atrial fibrillation.  The only problem is, if you look at the list of possible side effects, it can scare you to death.  LOL  Many people don't have any problem with it at all though.  Check it out.\n\nYes, you can go to radio frequency ablation therapy from a cardiologist who does that.  Or you can have surgical ablation.  And you can wind up with an atrio-ventricular sequential pacemaker.  The treatment can get complicated.  Many people just learn to live in atrial fibrillation.  If you keep the rate down to a normal level, perhaps with digoxin, and keep your blood thinned with coumadin to prevent strokes, you will probably do fairly well.  There is always a small risk of strokes, even when on coumadin, and your cardiac output may be decreased somewhat from not having the normal atrial kick (the atria aren't beating in atrial fibrillation.  they are just quivering).  These are the main reasons some people go to great lengths to restore normal sinus rhythm.
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Don't wait forever. It may be stuck, so restart it and try again. It can restore well when it works - so don't worry about what your teacher told you!
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If I couldn't walk, I would be worried.  Sounds great that the lupus came back negative, but what is next?  If the DR is not doing more test, or taking another coarse of action, maybe a second opinion is in order!
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Is your cert through the Red Cross, Heart Association, or some other group?\n\nIf Red Cross, it might be OK. Pop into your nearest Red Cross chapter house and see.\n\nWe are in the midst of changing protocols anyway, so this might be a good time to renew everything one way or the other.
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The experimenter messed up the experiment. Or the tablet contained no aspirin. try it again. Or the chemicals you used were old and expired.
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Dilated cardiomyopathy leads to heart enlargement and an overall decrease in efficiency of the pumping action of the heart. Clinically, it is one of the causes of congestive heart failure (CHF).\n\nThe topic is bit complicated, but both the treatment and the prognosis hinge on one thing: etiology (or what is the underlying cause of the dilation). Some common causes include ischemic heart disease (due to coronary blockages), hypertension, alcohol use, or genetics. Some less common causes include peripartum cardiomyopathy in women, autoimmune problems (like celiac sprue) and infections (HIV or viral myocarditis for example). I state these, because the corner stone of treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy is to address the underlying cardiac issue (by controlling hypertension, opening up the blockages, etc). \n\nAside from the optimization of the underlying cardiac problems, dilated cardiomyopathy merits specific medication regimen. I do not want to trivialize this question and would advise you to definitely work with your physician with respect to the exact nature of this regimen. In general, treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy involves careful titration of ace inhibitors (like lisnopril), beta blockers (carvidelol is preferred), diuretics and in some cases digoxin (for people with particulary poor pumping action of the heart). For blacks, hydralazine plus a nitrate drug combination has been shown more beneficial than for whites. The goal of titration of these medications is to make the patient comfortable with respect to common heart failure symptoms. The medicaitons also reduce mortality (with ACE inhibitors having most effect) Interestingly, cardiac rehabilitation program consisting of aerobicexcercise routines can also help.\n\nYou asked about prognosis. It also depends on etiology, but the mortality due to ischemic causes (most common; again due to blocked arteries...usually associated with prior heart attacks) has been shown to be about 50% at 10 years in a study of 1230 patients. Other etiologies carry other mortality percentages with some better and some (particularly HIV) worse prognosis. Proper long-term treatment reduces mortality significantly. \n\nOne final thought. If ejection fraction (EF) is below 35%, one may need an internal defibrillator device. That is a topic in itself...just ask your doctor about it. Hope that helps!
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My husband has had 4 bypass surgeries in the last 15 years. Over the years his heart has become weaker and unable to pump the blood efficiently. He has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He takes care of himself and gets plenty of exercise. Coronary artery disease is one of the causes of CHF. As time passes her heart could become weaker and she could have CHF. Only time will tell. I've just spent some time looking up information on CHF on webmd.com so that I can understand it better and be able to help my husband. I have a lot of reading to do. If you want to see what I found: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/51/40650.htm.\n\nIt would be wise for your mother-in-law to go to cardiac rehab when her doctor says she's healed from the surgery. My husband went to rehab (out-patient) after his last bypass surgery in 2003 and had a much better recovery! I pray things go well for her. God bless!
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try try again sooner or later it will happen
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Give it a few days and try the test again.  If you have cleaned out you cashe it should work the next time.
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probably with you codecs. update you stuff that might help
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no, this is too low of a stimulus or intake if it was to be a cause, you could talk to the doctor for possible causes of the exact heart beat problem, good luck
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I had one installed a little over three years ago and the unit feels almost non existent.\n There will be some tenderness around the implant, mine lasted for about six months till scar tissue built up around the unit. \n The operation is a very simple one, I was awake the whole time till they tested the unit, then they put me under, what actually happens is that they actually stop your heart and wait till the unit discharges and re starts your heart, if the unit doesn't do the restart they will shock you with the paddles to normal rhythm and reposition the leads an do it till the unit actually jolts your heart back into normal rythum.\n  Sounds like its a little extreme, but not to worry you'll be in good hands.\n\n     If you would like further information about your procedure please feel free to E-mail me at  Iggy465@yahoo.com  -  I am on my third unit because of recalls because of defective batteries and unexpected discharges when one was not needed.
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something may be wrong. if you can't do anything else, i suggest reseting the calculator. Go to 2nd, then the plus sign. Go to reset, then default, and yes. It should work.
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On two separate occasions, my heart and breathing stopped and I was essentially dead until resuscitated with CPR.\n\nI did not see any afterlife.
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Had the same thing happen to me, it took about two weeks and then it stopped, just be patient, it wont happen next month!
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http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/heartattacks/a/MIlate_5.htm
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if i knew what EF meant it would help. if you're still worried about your heart, ask about a myoview or cardiolite test.