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Originally Posted by john70t
My understanding is the heart muscle primarily creates it's own electric impulse.
Not the brain.
When that pulse originates from several areas...out of synch...the vandals have taken the handle and the pump don't work.
The lower big Ventricles/muscles pull blood returning from the extremities and organs and then the top Atrium sends it out.
Atrial fib problems are not as concerning as ventricle fib.
But the longer in a-fib, the more difficult it is to reset:
-One person had 18 cardioversions. Yes 18. Doc was stuck on stupid. A shame and pox upon them. Patient is finally improved now after changing facilities.
-One person had 3-4 cardioversions, followed by ablation which lasted half a year, followed by another combined with Warfarin/Coumadin. That did the trick. Like magic. YMMV.
I bought several generic cuff machines but the results were inconsistent.
This brand does HR/BP/plus fibrillation warnings: https://omronhealthcare.com/blood-pressure-monitors |
I think the heart rhythm is controlled by the Sino-atrial node.
You have the operation backwards, I believe. The atria fill the ventricles and the ventricles pump the blood out. And afib is annoying (and can lead to strokes), but v-fib kills you (so, yes, v-fib is concerning as you die from it).
Also, afib manifests itself in many different ways. I had probably 1500-2000 afib episodes and never had (or needed) a cardioversion. No ablations, no medications.