Part 1 of 5: Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis and Treatment 

Brilliant video and very informative in layman’s terms thank you Doctor.

I wish this Doctor was my cardiologist. I've been with my cardiologist for seven months and I have to go to the internet to learn this information.

The pulmonary vein isolation procedure saved my sanity

I am a 64 y.o. athlete who still races bicycles who had incidences of Afib. My last 2 video describe what I did and how things were after my latest Afib incident.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. EXCELLENT SPOKEN I HAVE A-FIB AND I DO HAVE A LOT OF SYSTOMS, RIGHT NOW, I AM ON Eliquis 5 twice a day. AND INDERAL THREE TIME A DAY, I AM 76 yrs old, BUT I HAVE mitral valve prolapse seens I have been 26 yrs old. Again Thank You kindly.

I got diagnosed in Feb after In January contracting u know what. I went to Urgent care cuz I had a cough that just didn't go away. I was concerned about pneumonia or Bronchitis. I went to bed Fri night and woke up feeling like I had to like focus on breathing it was hard and my heart racing. I get there n the nurse says after a bit um your heart rate is irregular do you have a ride or should I call one for you. I advised I had a ride. They walked me outside and told my partner. Take her to ER now. I get there I get checked in and they did my EKG my heart rate was 177 bpm. I got baby aspirin then some other meds. Eliquis Metropropol and some other stuff. Got my rate down and stayed overnight for observation. when I went to cardiologist 8 days later still in AFib. Told me to stay course 30 days. Did so came back. Still in AFib. Put me on Amioderone 2x day. For 6 weeks. Go back EKG still in a fib. Take me off twice a day to once a day Amioderone. Book nuclear stress test. That came back normal clear. Then doc sent me two weeks after to Electrophysiologist. Had consult. Gonna do catheter ablation waiting for scheduling to call me next week. 7-10 days I should get call. This has been my journey since Feb 19, 2022.

Thank you for your expertise.

Thyroid issues are not the main concern. If the thyroid levels are in check a person should be fine. Not common that thyroid patients have afib

Thank you!

great videao - just one mistake- you said that afib is a common proceedure- when you were talking about ablation thought you might want to edit , excellent video thanks

Thanks for a very well done video, with clear descriptions of this condition, AF. I've had AF since I was 67 years old, happened over a period of 3 months, starting a month before a TIA (minor). At 3 -4 months it had become persistent (chronic). My cardiologist is not recommending cardioversion or ablation, stating the AF returns in a vast majority of cases. Did I understand you correctly that treating AF soon after identification is best? I'm taking warfarin and a channel blocker now, but would like your comments on my understanding of your comments of early treatment seen on your video. Again, thanks for a good video. I'll share with my friends.