I'm A 43 Year Old Woman Who Has AFib, I

Posted on Mon, 29 Apr 2019

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Question : I'm a 43 year old woman who has AFib, I am on medication for it. I'm also trying to quit smoking, I've gone from a pack or more to 5 cigarettes in less than a week. I have been using a vape pen occasionally to help with cravings. Today I've noticed my heart rate will go from 55-62, usually staying around the 59/60 mark should I be concerned about this?

Follow up: Dr. Ilir Sharka (12 minutes later)

I forgot to mention for the AFib I'm on Metoprol

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explian as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

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I understand your concern and would like to explain that your actual heart rate is not a matter of concern. Heart rate may normally fluctuate depending on physical and psychological conditions.

In individuals with AFib these heart rate fluctuations may be more pronounced; anyway you shouldn't worry about these findings as far as heart rate remains with the range of 55 - 100 bpm. Art the end heart rate is an irregular heart rhythm and you may find different values within a short period.

So, you don't have to be concerned on this issue.

Hope to have been helpful to you!

In case of any further questions, feel free to ask me again.

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar