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My Father Is 73 Years Old And Has Been Diagnosed
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Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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Question : My father is 73 years old and has been diagnosed with AFIB up until recently his medication has been working just fine this past week he has been having heart palpitations and flutters on a daily basis does this mean that his medication is no longer effective what are his options he is very uncomfortable we are currently awaiting results from holster monitor
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Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern for your father‘s health and I would like to tell you that for atrial fibrillation there are two treatment options one is medication and other one is DC cardioversion which is attaining sinus rhythm by giving electrical shock.
But in your father’s case fibrillation is long-standing so the option of shock treatment is out of scenario because this is usually given for new onset atrial fibrillation.
For your father the best treatment option is optimisation of medical therapy to achieve proper heart rate control which will help settle down the palpitations and relieve the patient from symptoms.
I hope this information will guide you properly.
Kind Regards
Please refer to the detailed answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern for your father‘s health and I would like to tell you that for atrial fibrillation there are two treatment options one is medication and other one is DC cardioversion which is attaining sinus rhythm by giving electrical shock.
But in your father’s case fibrillation is long-standing so the option of shock treatment is out of scenario because this is usually given for new onset atrial fibrillation.
For your father the best treatment option is optimisation of medical therapy to achieve proper heart rate control which will help settle down the palpitations and relieve the patient from symptoms.
I hope this information will guide you properly.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Thanks for timely reply is it common for medication to loose it’s effect after a while will changing medication and it dose make a difference
Brief Answer:
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
Yes, over a period of time body does develop some resistance for the medication which is why the dosage of that particular medications has to be uptitrated or some times another drug needs to be added to achieve the desired effect.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
Yes, over a period of time body does develop some resistance for the medication which is why the dosage of that particular medications has to be uptitrated or some times another drug needs to be added to achieve the desired effect.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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