“You want to do what?” she asked.
“Because you have Atrial Fibrillation, I’d like to schedule you for an electrical cardioversion,” I said.
A middle-aged woman with Atrial Fibrillation was in my office. She was suffering with symptoms of fatigue and ...
Electric Shock for Atrial Fibrillation: Is it Dangerous?
3/25/10 7:03pm
Reading you're information was extremely comforting!!!!!!!!!!!
someone I love very much is having this done soon and we were very worried and didn't know what to expect...
Thank you very much,
SC
7/20/10 12:40pm
Yes my mum is going to have this done very soon, i have to admit even though the statement about having a heart attack is not very comforting, i have been thinking the same thing but for my mum, it's the case of having the chance to have a normal life and hopefully get off the warfrin, or carry on with a dodgy heart and have a pace maker that is going to be connected to the heart, which i think is more risky, but brilliant idea if al goes well.
You no what i think it's like any thing in life there is always a risk, the machine just helps to correct the heart, but ultamatley the doctors are not playing god, god is, and he decides.
4/27/11 9:40pm
very helpful. My husband 62, god health etc is scheduled for this shock MAY 6 here in Anchorage Alaska with the Alaska Heart Institue. To read about what this procedure is was so helpful to me , his wife. He has had the ecocardiagram last week and his Doctor said he is a good to go for this procedure- I have Blue Cross Insurance, with $10,000 deducatable- the ofice visit was $390, the ecocarido test $1,600...now this "shock"...of course, we are so grateful for decent care here in Alaska but I kep wondering how much this is going to run us also.....
8/ 8/11 4:53pm
please be advised that death is a possiblity from this procedure. we were told the worst they'd seen in 30 years was that someone had to stay overnight. he died instead.
12/28/11 2:33pm
Death is always a possibility with or without the treatment. The treatment is always an option and it is to prolong life. The patient is completely sedated during the proceedure. It is rather amazing reading a few of the completely misinformed and ignorant responses by third parties here. Yes I have AF and I will most likely be doing the treatment in Feb. '12, male, age 75.
I would suggest two opinions by two doctors and make up your own mind, it is an optional treatment protocol. Do your own research as well and flush the idiot relatives and friends.
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How do you know you can restart the Heart? How do you know that the patient won't have a heart attack as a result? How do you know that it won't take you a while to get the Heart started back up and end up with brain damage?
It seems to me these Doctors are trying to play God with people's lives and playing with the families emotions. I don't think they would be so quick to recomend this procedure if it were them or their loved one.
I don't want to loose my Mother and her Cardiologist has talked her into doing this barbaric procedure, with the promise that she won't have any problems with her Heart after the procedure. If my Mom ends up on dying from this barbaric procedure I for one plan on going to that Quack and looking him straight in the eye and letting him know that I know he murdered my Mother. This is just plain wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!