AF and dementia

[@leo3521]

Dr Gupta is by far the most qualified doctor you can find on KZbin when it comes to heart issues... 5 years following! Thank you doc!

[@gloriamaryhaywood2217]

Entirely Agree! And listening to him has helped me to calm down immensely!!🙏💜

[@stevet6676]

Thank you for your effort in making these videos. I agree with you 100% that patients need to take responsibility for their own health. I have my own health logbook, keeping track of my weight, blood pressure, sleep quality, etc. over time. Too many people take no responsibility for their health and lay everything on the medical system (I live in the U.S.). The internet is a window into all knowledge, no excuse not to do your own homework, working with your doctor.

[@Jim-ok9zi]

I suffer from infrequent AF. I’ve had two ablation operations. Neither were successful. Just by coincidence my heart went into AF last night about 11pm about 9hrs ago. As I was watching your video this morning it reverted back to normal rhythm as I was watching you. I’m so glad as I thought I was going to have to go to hospital to have a cardio version. It must be your beautiful calming voice. Thank you so much for your informative and caring videos. You come across as a extremely good and kind human being. ……jim Australia 🇦🇺

[@Sfbaytech]

This is one of those channels where even if I don’t finish watching it or it’s not relevant to me I still give it a thumbs up because it’s so important to the public.

[@annasutton8078]

You are like a breath of fresh air doctor. Thank you for explaining so that we can understand what's going on. We are too passive when it comes to our own health. Just accepting everything the doctor says and not questioning or informing ourselves. Thank you for all that you do.

[@davidtrevose7083]

Thanks Dr Gupta I had my aortic valve replaced some 6-7 years ago at St George. There they nipped the other atria to reduce the risk of clotting. Over the last 3-4 years I’ve had quite marked memory loss. I scraped through two follow up Alzheimer’s tests with my GP in the last 18 months. I have enormous dread with Alzheimer’s, with memory of my mothers decline in her Alzheimer’s Hospice in Cornwall. Thanks so much for your kind research Dr.

[@anniee5808]

Dr. Gupta, Your information is invaluable. Thank you for speaking about your analysis of medical issues that are not yet mainstream. It is my genuine belief that you have a lot of courage challenging status quote. Many lives are and continue to be helped with your knowledge and generosity in sharing your thoughts! Thank you and may God always bless you richly!

[@christmasduck2]

Thank you for your honesty and integrity. The information is greatly appreciated.

[@abdollahgilani4119]

Thank you Dr Gupta for your belief in God, compassion and humanism and ingenious explanation! Abdollah Gilani, MD, Los Angeles

[@peggymicsky8607]

This is one of your scariest videos about AFIB. Thanks for the info to combat the seeming inevitable. If taking Warfarin and Metropolol helps prevent Dementia I'll take the side effects, and continue looking for ways to combat its progression.

[@jenniferlee7167]

Thank you so much. I have been on Eliquis 5mg twice a day since I had AF in Nov 2019. I know that I may have to be on anticoagulants for the rest of my life. I am glad to hear of this study as obviously, I do not want to have dementia in my later life. I am 67 now. I am also a former nurse.

[@mballer]

Don't rely on that pill alone to save you, it is food intake and lifestyle, exercise that staves off brain problems.

[@gloriamaryhaywood2217]

I am the same age as you. And my first AF episode was about a year before yours. I take xarelto 20mgs once a day. So far I have not had any problems with it. What I was wondering is if anybody else in your family has or had AF? I'm wondering if there's a genetic link? Also, I find it weird that I can go many months with no AF symptoms at all. And then I can have AF episodes from out of the blue, back to back for a week or two!😳 WTH!?🤔 It's been a while ( since the middle of summer) since my last AF. I've never had to go to the hospital again, outside of that first AF event, so that's reassuring, I guess? 😊

[@pam164]

@@gloriamaryhaywood2217 My sister and brother have AF and i had palpitations bad few years back but thankfully mine settled down. My brother is 52 and has been told he has AF he is waiting to go on Beta Blocker's and he was told they didn't think it was Heredity! But i think it is and they do

[@sharrose7594]

I think msg triggers mine, it's hidden everywhere

[@gloriamaryhaywood2217]

@@pam164 One of the main things that beta-blockers do is to slow down your heart rate. During Afib your heart races and is verrry the hell erratic!!.. Just All Over the place! The beta-blockers help with establishing a slower more steady beat. But I quit taking mine several months ago. It left me completely Wiped Out, as it lowered my metabolism along with my heart rate. It was just too slow and sluggish. My regular bmp is around 70-75 without medication. And that is a perfectly normal rate. I feel much better as far as physical energy these days! 🙌 YAY! BUT I was only on a very low dose to start with. I still take a blood thinner every day and 10mgs of Lisinoprel to manage my blood pressure. Nobody in my family has ever had Afib that I am aware of. But I went thru aggressive chemotherapy a few years ago. Some of the toxic meds that were used to kill the cancer has the potential to cause heart issues later on once all treatment has been stopped. So who knows? But anyways I feel pretty good most days, everything thing considered! Including getting Older!😜 Best wishes to you and your family!😊

[@yitzhill]

Dr Gupta, your talk is truly impressive and well thought out. I am impressed. Thank you.

[@janetstanland2015]

Thank goodness we have you looking out for us. At 74 I am too old to benefit from this discussion but future generations will thank you and so I I on their behalf 💜

[@murraymicha]

Janet! I can give you a few years yet acknowledge the value of this info. I had been beating myself up s until I saw here the AF-induced ssibles. Going on 80, I also have come to accept that none of us is going to get out of this world alive....

[@jemmaroberts8972]

Thank u Dr. Sanjay. You are God's gift to humanity! I view your videos from the Caribbean Island of Trinidad. You are an educator and teacher so much love and passion for your patients ❤🙏

[@melmcd100]

Extremely informative and thought-provoking! Thank you for presenting this!

[@pearl2910]

Close to my heart ❤️ !! My Dad bless him had Vascular Dementia ! The hospital where he was for a UTI ! Urgh the neglect was shameful and unforgettable ! I took him home ! Clearly they didn’t know a difference from ‘someone ambulating the ward and unconscious! A time in my life I would never wish on any family !!’ 💫

[@bludog4657]

All the best to your father. This great Doc helped me about 4 years ago more than than anyone. 🤟🏽

[@marshabowlin1757]

My husband of 50 years had a heart problems they really didn’t know what kind also had uti he was treated very badly ,he left ama they verbally treat him so bad that was in August ,had another spell with his heart the electrical part stopped and kidneys shut down he passed away January 8 . All hospitals. are over worked ,but being rude and abuse elderly patients is uncalled for 😢

[@thefuzzfactor2989]

@@marshabowlin1757 so sorry to hear that. What country? They tend to treat the elderly reasonably well in Ireland but the medical system is very bad now.

[@marshabowlin1757]

@@thefuzzfactor2989 USA

[@gloriamaryhaywood2217]

@@marshabowlin1757 Why am I NOT surprised that you said the USA?? Our health care system is so dang broken, and it's getting worse and Worse!! So very sorry your poor husband was treated so badly. I know it won't make much difference but you NEED to Report this!! There is NO excuse for rudeness and nasty attitudes towards patients.😡 Especially sick elderly patients who are helpless!!💔

[@visionarylifecoaching]

Keep up the good work with this excellent channel. I work within the Ambulance service in Manchester and cannot say too much about my thoughts and feelings on the GP management of patients, needless to say I prefer to source my knowledge and information elsewhere !!

[@smalltownglobalproductions]

Good for you for thinking independently about what is best for your patients!!

[@pakc6949]

Thank you Dr. Gupta. I will remember to talk to my cardiologist about this at my next appointment. Keep up the great work.

[@Nabil-zf5im]

Many sincere thanks to Dr. Gupta . . . This is a great eye opener to us as patients and I admire your sincere efforts in making this video because such a valuable content can’t be found in another place 👏🏻👏🏻🙏🙏🌷🌷😍 , I will definitely take the initiative in managing my own treatment choices based on the points herein 👍

[@joannad9142]

Beautifully put 👏👏👏

[@LettyK]

This is so interesting, Dr Gupta, as I have been diagnosed with AFib and since taking Magnesium Taurate my brain fog etc has much improved and the AFib.

[@annpushpa4564]

Your valuable informations are very much important and useful for more healthy life for the humanity. God bless!

[@jcb4444]

Another very well explained piece to camera thank you. And tgank you so much on the heads up on Magnesium, my Wife and have been taking Magnesium Glycinate for just over 12 months and we both have a reduction in our Arthritic pain. And in my case I seem to sleep a whole lot better. Regards

[@Hope2SleepCharity]

My goodness, you sound just like us patients having to find the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle. Thank you ❤️ The missing piece of the jigsaw you just touched on could well be sleep apnoea. In fact COVID prevented us joining with Aintree and the Liverpool Cardio Team to raise awareness of the huge link between AFib and Sleep Apnoea (and of course dementia, cognitive function, diabetes, fibromyalgia etc). Will let you know when we're able to reschedule this event.

[@uno-tu9xx]

Thank you for taking the time to explain these issues.

[@roobdog6218]

When you talk about AF is this all forms of AF including paroxysmal? I'm not anticoagulated as I'm low risk no comorbidities and under 60.

[@missmerrily4830]

I am so glad to have had this video flagged up to me. Many thanks for highlighting this which I was totally unaware of. Knowledge is always power!

[@adoracionmerjilla7071]

Thanks god for your generous advice about AFib and dementia,your are great for humanities!

[@iancraig]

I feel that for the past 4 years, my doctors have been simply following guidelines with regards to the treatment of my AF and it has not really helped me, but just held AF at bay with loads of side effects. I ended up getting short episodes every day until this past week!! I went for a blood test and one doctor noticed that I was dehydrated. So onto a water drinking regime to get myself better hydrated. The result …. I have not had a single episode in a week after 4 years of regular episodes every day. My irregular heart beat has also become regular! Try drinking more water. I am gobsmacked that this has been missed but is the result perhaps of doctors treating the AF and not looking for any causes.

[@jeannettestuckelschwaiger5071]

We are fortunate you exist doctor. we love you. From France.

[@linahusseiny]

We can't thank you enough for starting your chanel in the intention of patients empowerment.

[@shirleyglenn334]

I just love watching your videos because you are so pro patient rather than going strictly by the book as a doctor and that's exactly how I feel doctors should be. I was a nurse for 30 years and I was taught to always take the complaints that a patient says seriously even if you don't have any evidence to support it you have to investigate it. That seems to fall on deaf ears here where I am currently at in Florida. I wish you could teach the doctors here more about being sincere about caring for their patients

[@TheElidas]

I was diagnosed with lone paroxysmal Afib at 45. I felt strongly at that time that I needed an anticoagulant, because I'd seen the horrendous damage a stroke can do. My Dr reluctantly agreed and I've been on apixaban ever since (10 years). It would appear my gut instinct took me in the right direction.

[@davidcolman1766]

Great video! 58 years old with persistent afib & I don't want to develop dementia. Thanks for the information

[@izzymcgill2609]

thank you, Dr Gupta, I love listening to you podcasts

[@SPM1966SPM]

Many thanks for this Sanjay, very helpful.

[@alexi2460]

Thank you, Dr. Gupta, my dad had this problem, he has "mini strokes" it showed up on a brain scan. He had no diagnosis of heart disease. He never said he felt like he had a stroke, I had assumed that maybe he stroked after having catarac surgery. He had developed dementia and it was sad because he knew he was declining, he lived to 93

[@whichwitch100]

thank you for all this information you give. 4 years following you, and will keep on getting information to be able to work with my Dr. and not just hoping he is making the right decision for me. Do it together. Thank you so much

[@craighughes4279]

Thank you for the education on AF/Dementia. When you stated that money was a big culprit in getting these important studies completed, that seems typical in medicine today. I am looking at the Hybrid AF Convergent Therapy. It's new and now reading the trial results. Any input? Thank you.

[@1Brengun]

Saving my cardiologist hours of explanations. I have had cognitive decline sometimes after AF. Sometimes my brain adapts and I got over it, and sometimes not. The planning part of the brain is mostly affected. I am on apixaban recently as I turned 60. Previous breast cancer chemo nearly 7 years ago aged my body substancially and things my mother has who is 20 year older are things I am developing now, including Afib.

[@cynthiamonteforte7658]

Thank you Dr for all of your wonderful educating videos. Happy New Year to you.

[@tennaj1367]

GREAT doctor !

[@erikdog2430]

My Mum has severe dementia over last 12yrs....When they put a major highway thru her yard, 25m/yards from her home,,,,,20 months of noise/pollution constrution.....that triggered her start of dementia....I'm convinced of that

[@lydiapereira1942]

Thank you Dr Gupta for this information.

[@renovation-maison]

Atrial fibrillation patients on warfarin have increased risk of dementia. Researchers found that among patients with atrial fibrillation being treated with warfarin, the risk of Alzheimer's disease was increased by 2-fold and the rate of vascular dementia 2.5-fold.May 6, 2016

[@doctorrobert60]

Very informative Dr. Gupta! I have atrial flutter that has been in sinus since cardioversion in August 2021. Taking Pradaxa 150mg twice/day. I have severe degenerative changes in lumbosacral spine and have had two back surgeries for spinal/foraminal stenosis. Problem with anticoagulants the effect can be affected by RX anti-inflammatory drugs and also supplements that help with inflammation. I may have to pursue Watchman device implantation to get off anticoagulant to be able to treat my arthritis pain. I am sure many here are dealing with similar issues with age.

[@TrustMeiamaD.R.]

Thanks Doctor. Thank you also for the vid on Magnesium . I tried various supplements of it to lower my B.P. It was 160 over 110. 3 weeks of taking a mix of Magnesium Taureate and MgO today it is 128 over 82. Bless you..

[@gloriamaryhaywood2217]

What brand do you use, please?

[@TrustMeiamaD.R.]

@@gloriamaryhaywood2217 I found the supermarkets brand( Coles) worked as well as the expensive brands. Do not mix it with blood thinning medicine. Sugar beet provided nitrous oxide which also helps. I am not a medical practitioner, so consult with one first.

[@brendanglennon7814]

Many thanks love your information

[@dinakostarelou5999]

Another question is does AF cause dementia indepentely of the form or the duration of it, meaning if someone has lone paroxysmal AF for two hours every month or so, is the risk same with someone who has permanent AF for many years? obviously not, which is your opinion.

[@barbaradonaldson7143]

Would this be the case with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. AF since 2003. Not on anticoagulants my choice. I take supplements such as gingko, vitamin c, cod liver oil, marine collagen, green tea tablets.

[@shellyhedrick7953]

Helpful! I’m new to your channel and am interested in seeing some of these studies. Do you have a page with links somewhere?

[@diogenes9524]

Thank you. Clear and informative, and most helpful.

[@ducksnutsrissen2656]

Thankyou. I have a client ( I am a care worker) who has af and vascular dementia. She is on magnesium which has helped her breathlessness alot. Unfortunately after a fall she has ended up in hospital and not having magnesium now.

[@murraymicha]

What about research into AF and the newer anti-coagulant NOAC with regard to cognitive function, has there been any ? (I am a long term CHF patient. (That said, I don't know if Dr Gupta reads viewers' comment/questions.

[@C1975-t7p]

Ty so much for this information- I had noticed some odd memory issues w my mom prior to her stroke after which her orig cardiologist put her on anti coagulants but advised he didn’t need to see her again- even though she had multiple risk factors (smoking, overweight, likely sleep apnea, likely diabetes- only after her neurologist ordered a 30 day heart monitor did we find out about her afib. She was diagnosed w vascular dementia after the stroke but this information makes me wonder if she was having TIAs or silent infarcts prior to the stroke causing the memory issues. I will def be asking my moms new cardiologist about this. Thank you for giving us the information as many doctors are either too “rushed” or don’t think it’s necessary.

[@bonnierobinson8684]

You are lucky to get 15 minutes in an office appointment!

[@hz3701]

Could heart and brain poor glucose metabolism be a cause? I have had both a fib and early onset dementia, both of which have responded to a therapeutic ketogenic diet. If I can keep my GKI around 1, my heart rate stays stable. I've heard that hearts, kidneys, brains, and skeletal muscle can utilize ketones to run.

[@fayepinkerton1550]

TY Dr. All u xpland makes sense to me as l know l am beginning to see signs of dementia. I hd AFIB off &on since 7yrs old. At30 was put on meds. Stroke at 68 added xeralto to meds No correction of afib &mitral regurgitation wd ever b done. Pray no one lives like this❤ Wish u hd been my Dr at 30 yrs old BP alws hi. Pls help others & education. Dr to LISTEN

[@nomdeplumei7496]

Hi! Anymore news on vitamin c and AF? Did you ever say what dose was used in those studies???? Thank you.

[@amym7825]

Thank you for the updated information

[@warqamilton1604]

Thankyou Dr Gupta, should I go back on baby aspirin? I’m 73 and get a racing hear beat (AF?) once year for a 2-3 seconds.

[@efranco2268]

Thank you Dr. Sanjay. When these studies are done, is it referring to paroxysmal or full time afib?

[@violindalola]

This is why I want to have my own private lab. I am a biochemist and my dream is to have venture capital to help fund these studies to happen. Sigh. :..( Tired of all the suffering.

[@janshifferd972]

Very interesting topic. I do wonder if I have tiny micro clots go to my brain. I have been on xarelto since my afib began and now have a LAA clot! A brain scan I had did show some signs of possible mini TIAS! I have had a few issues with disorientation when driving! I find your chat today to be spot on!

[@roadwary56]

I will need to research and evaluate what impact if any there is with having brain scans upon the brain. This is appreciated information. Thanks Dr.

[@XenoZeduX]

What do you think about consumer devices like smart watches detecting atrial fibrillation? Is it worth discussing with a doctor if something turns up? Thanks!

[@tennisbum67]

This type of research should be funded by governments and universities since theres no profit for big pharma. This is where taxpayer money should flow instead of being wasted on beuracracies and things that have little effect on our lives.

[@pam164]

My sister and brother have AF. My sister at 60 had op for it and my brother is 52 and just been told he has it and yet Dr said to my brother it wasn't hereditary, but i think it is.

[@raphaelbiello9095]

hey! i saw a video you did on irregular heart beats and sleep, i have a few questions to ask if thats okay is there an email i can reach you at? id love your opinion! basically my doctor recently have found a 7 - 10 second pause in my heart beat when im sleeping, i currently have a Holter Monitor in my chest but they cant figure out why its happening on a regular every night basis. Let me know if you have any opinions on the matter! thank you!

[@cherrymetha3185]

@York Cardiology Can you do a vid on Cholesterol please . And when Statins and other Cholesterol tablets don’t work .

[@ruthlilleberg1193]

Hello from Norway😊🇧🇻

[@mary-vb7fm]

Thank you. I wish you had over all suggestions on dementia.

[@mikitamac16]

Doctor my mom has been talking elequis 2.5 mg for AFib. I noticed that she's become very emotional and gets mad about anything easily. She's feels an emptiness in her brain and her vision goes blurry. Could it be due to elequis?

[@g99se9]

Dr Gupta, you are sounding like my D.O., treating the “whole patient” rather than the disease. Acute medicine saves lives, no question, but treating disease starts before the patient presents, as you mentioned.

[@ar3590]

Thank you for great information, from Canada.

[@californiadreamin5093]

I think I’m going to cry. I don’t want to end up drooling in a nursing home… but it looks like that’s going to be my future. :(

[@sw6118]

5 minute pity party and then start to improve your known risk factors/lifestyle/then get up to speed on the medical literature and studies for your exact condition(s).

[@shirleyglenn334]

I also wanted to mention that as far as the dementia link with having AFib every time I was taking different medications for the afib I could feel my mind slipping away with a lot of confusion and forgetfulness but when I would quit taking the medication my mind worked fine except for when I would get tired from having an episode of AFib

[@Hello73357]

How are you handling this? My father 71 was diagnosed with AFIB a few months back during a regular doctor visit. Prior to this mentally he was in pretty good shape. Was prescribed 300mg metoprolol and in a matter of two weeks almost lost his mind. Was like overnight he turned into a late stage dementia patient. First day after stopping metoprolol was like he woke up a new person back to normal. Switched to calcium blockers, mentally much better - but even now he wakes up energized in the morning, takes his new med, and in 30 minutes and I can notice a change in his cognitive state. 3 hospital visits doctors had no idea, one dr said maybe lewy body. Went to neurologist and after 20 min said no signs of dementia lol and it was the meds.

[@mikitamac16]

How about nitric oxide instead of high doses of elequis???

[@xymonau2468]

Anticoagulants cause me to be extremely irritable and angry, and give me chronic nausea and stomach pain. I can't be on them for long at all. There are at least two documented case studies on one man and one woman who both developed severe schizophrenic symptoms and who were put through the mill of psychiatric treatment and hospitalisations over a long period of time, only to improve when the anticoagulants were stopped for whatever reason. So they are not benign drugs by any means.

[@threeshirescyclist554]

Great videos as ever, would love to see one on Hypertrophic Cardio Myopathy

[@YorkCardiology]

i have done one - it should be available on the channel

[@YorkCardiology]

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[@jamescable_media]

Thank you!

[@JM-ig4ed]

Interesting... I have AF but have been VERY reluctant to start anticoagulants. Chad Score 1. On the other hand... I also have pulmonary hypertension. Your theory about not enough blood circulating was interesting - If blood flow is restricted from even entering the lungs, the effect on the brain from that. Hmmm....

[@preranamhatre3474]

Can you please explain us ear lobe creases related to heart diseases ?

[@mikitamac16]

My mom is 85 taking elequis for a few years and with insomnia and mood swings she has a great memory but sometimes she space out gets mad easily. What can we do?

[@clintvigil6578]

Doctor I was wondering if I were to show you my EKG report would you be able to tell me if I suffer from it anxiety or having a heart issue because I don't believe I am simply suffering from anxiety

[@23031949100]

brilliant as always thanks,

[@elainemartins2108]

Dr Gupta,I am 60, had a MRI with these micro infarction in the area of cerebellum and had a history of TIA in the area if sight(my left eye stayed black fir 10 minutes) in 2017. I also have high blood pressure controlled by atenolol,lisinopril and hydrocloritiazyde. Should I have anticoagulants?

[@mballer]

So many questions on this channel. You could find a good functional medicine doctor. Changing lifestyle and food choices to normalize your blood pressure should go a long way towards limiting risk. You might also get tested for a genetic variation called Factor 5 Leiden, in which some people don't break down blood clots as easily as others. You really need a good doctor to look at your blood work to know what you could improve on. From your list of meds (I could be totally wrong on this so don't rely on anything I say) You have a typical group of drugs, an ace inhibitor to relax your blood vessels, then a beta blocker for your heart to pump gentler, then a diuretic to eliminate water... none of these fix anything they just put a bandaid on the real problem. My guess is you might be over weight and have swelling legs. When someone has poor blood flow, perhaps from generalized inflammation, the body tries to compensate by raising blood pressure and pumping harder, doctors see the blood pressure and give the drugs to reduce the blood pressure without giving a thought as to why your body was trying to raise it in the first place, then finally they give a diuretic to get rid of the water the body is trying to compensate with because of the two other medications. The diuretic can also cause mineral loss, usually the only one doctors concern themselves with is potassium since it is critical for heart function, many drug side effects. Recovery starts with reducing inflammation and exercising the heart to pump well with a good fuel supply, sitting around with no exercise won't do it. You need a good doctor.

[@BrassLock]

@@mballer It all depends on where people live in the world. Aussies, British, Kiwis and Thais have good health systems that can be accessed by the ordinary citizen on average wages. Apparently "The Greatest Nation the World Has Ever Seen" doesn't have health care for all its citizens, so telling a poor person without a job and no health insurance to _"go see a doctor"_ is a waste of time.

[@mballer]

@@BrassLock Poor people in the USA get free health care. Even illegal aliens who cross the border and have no business being here. They can walk into a hospital and can't be turned away.

[@mballer]

@@BrassLock I would say that free health care doesn't mean you get good health care anywhere in the world. Even paying a lot of money can get worse care as the doctor tries to figure out what else he can charge for. Many medical systems around the world are lacking as evidenced by the worthless lockdowns everywhere. Even with free systems, the rich will always pay for specialized care.

[@sw6118]

@@mballer yes, but the way to change that is to expand healthcare not deny it to all but the wealthy. Especially now when the wealthy have gone from filthy rich to disgustingly filthy rich…for reason unclear to me, many people are desperate desperate desperate in the their desire to punish the poor. What do you want the poor to do? Just die on the street and not take up hospital space on their way out? When the GQP finally takes over and ends the democratic experiment, that’s what they are planning-fewer people are needed now that we have so many talented robots…

[@MsFishingdog]

Great video.

[@dinakostarelou5999]

Why people with AF have to take antigoagulants when there is that left atria appendage occlusion, sorry I don;t remeber the right term when they put something on the top of the atria to not allow clots circulate in the rest of the body? why don't doctors suggest this operation, has it low sucess rates, can you tell us dear Sanjay?

[@renovation-maison]

Good point. Maybe they don't suggest it because they don't know about it or they don't perform the occlusion procedure themselves?

[@mikitamac16]

I noticed my mom after pacemaker and amidiorone, propranolol,elequis is with insomnia and mood swings get upset over a little thing. I'm sad and concerned 😔

[@davidrte.664]

Thankyou very helpful

[@andywarrington4738]

very useful , been on rivoroxaban for years , i have arrythmia regularly but at least because of the clotting they put me on a thinner

[@cherrymetha3185]

I really appreciate your sincerity and honesty regarding the medical profession . It’s refreshing . I don’t have AF but it’s still interesting to learn about different conditions . I am on anti-coagulants.

[@anitadasilva5960]

Great info as usual. Wish you were my heart doctor. I am a 74 yr old woman and have persistent Afib but don’t usually feel it but can monitor it on my Apple Watch. I have been put on xeralto, 20mg, 2.5mg bisoprolol and 0.0625mg of digoxin. I have been on this for about 3 years with a reduction in digoxin to half a pill just last year. I am fair,y active and have Hashimoto thyroditis, psoriasis, and slight lymphedema on my right leg. My pressure, cholesterol and sugar are in range though I could get my sugar down a bit. I am overweight despite eating a balanced diet, with lots of fruit and vegetables. I am also gluten & lactose intolerant. I have tried numerous diets and exercise but have difficulty loosing weight. Help! Very worried about dementia as it is in my family.

[@antoniaglynou4930]

Is it dangerous a fast heartbeat (160-189) with no symptoms for 5-10 seconds)?

[@arnettajohnson431]

Thank you doctor so much for the information I to suffer from AF and I have some concerns and I had a talk with my doctor about my memory.

[@lydiapereira1942]

Thank you Dr for your information.

[@meganhorsfall719]

My Dad is one of those with both Afib and Dementia. He was never treated with blood thinners for his Afib and he also used to get lots of migraines. I have Afib also and I am being treated with blood thinners. One of his doctors said that he thought his dementia was caused by untreated afib due to lots of infarctions in the brain (i don't know if this is the correct language)?

[@aditinarain6644]

Thank you Dr .

[@patwarburtonr7488]

Should I stop blood thinners to have tooth extracted. My dentist says it doesn’t matter. Thank you.

[@christineparker8429]

It depends which thinner you are on. If your dentist says it's not necessary to stop your meds please don't.

[@bulldozz6991]

Thanks doc gupta love from Manipur India