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What Causes Shortness Of Breath In Patients With An Atrial Fibrillation Implant (AFib)?

I often experience shortness of breath when I walk and sometimes dizziness when I lift something, bend over, etc. I smoked for many years until quitting 2 years ago. I have had heart problems and I am afib with a defibrillator implanted because of an arythmia.
Fri, 3 Feb 2017
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are you sure about Atrial fibrillation and defibrillator implanted for Atrial fibrillation. I doubt if you are Atrial fibrillation patient if u have AICD implant. check again if it's ventricular fibrillation. your breathless can be explained by increase in heart rate or heart disease which you didn't mention.
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath In Patients With An Atrial Fibrillation Implant (AFib)?

are you sure about Atrial fibrillation and defibrillator implanted for Atrial fibrillation. I doubt if you are Atrial fibrillation patient if u have AICD implant. check again if it s ventricular fibrillation. your breathless can be explained by increase in heart rate or heart disease which you didn t mention.