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Suggest Treatment For Erratic Pulse Rate In A Patient With A Fib

I have AFib and my pulse has been up over 100 and back down to 88 back up over 100 and so, erratic since about 11 last night- am I in AFib, do I need to go to an emergency room- I took my meds about 2 hours ago thinking it may help but it still is not in rythem
Mon, 14 Sep 2015
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Atrial fibrillation (also called AFib or AF) is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. Some people refer to AF as a quivering heart.
In atrial fibrillation, the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) beat irregularly (quiver) instead of beating effectively to move blood into the ventricles. About 15–20 percent of people who have strokes have this heart arrhythmia.
An increased risk of having a stroke (or other blood clot problem)

TREATMENT:

Rate control. This means bringing the heart rate back down to normal. This is done for all people with AF who have a fast heart rate (that is, most cases).
Rhythm control. This means converting the irregular rhythm back to a normal regular rhythm. This is only possible in some cases.
Anticoagulation treatment which aims to prevent a stroke.
Other treatments in certain circumstances.
CONSULT YOUR CARDIOLOGIST
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Suggest Treatment For Erratic Pulse Rate In A Patient With A Fib

Atrial fibrillation (also called AFib or AF) is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. Some people refer to AF as a quivering heart. In atrial fibrillation, the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) beat irregularly (quiver) instead of beating effectively to move blood into the ventricles. About 15–20 percent of people who have strokes have this heart arrhythmia. An increased risk of having a stroke (or other blood clot problem) TREATMENT: Rate control. This means bringing the heart rate back down to normal. This is done for all people with AF who have a fast heart rate (that is, most cases). Rhythm control. This means converting the irregular rhythm back to a normal regular rhythm. This is only possible in some cases. Anticoagulation treatment which aims to prevent a stroke. Other treatments in certain circumstances. CONSULT YOUR CARDIOLOGIST