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Atrial Fibrilation And Treatment?
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Just been diagnosed with AF. Am having an ECG in the morning and speak with the GP again after to discuss treatment.
Anyone with experience, what treatment consists of and do you feel better for it, please.
Anyone with experience, what treatment consists of and do you feel better for it, please.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Two of my older brothers had this .One had a pacemaker fitted some years ago He's 78 and still going strong .The other one is pushing eighty and it's controlled by medication .He was on beta blockers but they didn't help and he had to have a series of tests at Papworth which involved things like what his heart was doing under stress etc .They put him on another drug called atenol and he's fine now .
From the NHS 'real stories' links:
1. Frances:
http:// www.nhs .uk/Con ditions /Atrial -fibril lation/ Pages/F rances- story.a spx
2. Rupert:
http:// www.nhs .uk/Con ditions /Atrial -fibril lation/ Pages/R upert-s tory.as px
Loads of general information:
http:// www.nhs .uk/con ditions /atrial -fibril lation/ Pages/I ntroduc tion.as px
(Click through the links in black, such as 'Symptoms', 'Causes', etc, for a full understanding of the condition).
1. Frances:
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2. Rupert:
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Loads of general information:
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(Click through the links in black, such as 'Symptoms', 'Causes', etc, for a full understanding of the condition).
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