good morning
i became aware of the full time a-fib problem last june. i started coumadin and digoxin to control the heart rate. also had a very low heart rate of 40 to 42. tryied the cardioversion in august but was not converted. a pacemaker was put in place in september to control the low rate so beta blockers could be started. have not been uncomfortable with the beta blocker, has really affected performance on the bike and everyday living. since have developed a problem with tachycardia. on a ski trip to utah in december my heart rate was over 200 at different times. at my age of 62 that is way to high. the pacemaker check in january i have had 10 times that the heart rate rose over 200 to a max of 224. the pacemaker is amazing it stores that info. it also will monitor the heart rate and control to my breathing. so on monday a av ablation will be done, then the pacemaker will control the heart rate 100% of the time.
will be able to get off the beta blocker and the digoxin for ever. will need the coumadin to control the inr. should be able to get back to the life style that i am comfortable with. if anyone else has had the av ablation i would be interested in hearing your results.
thanks