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Suggest Treatment To Regulate The Heart Beat Rate

Diagnosed with a-fib last Dec.. spent lots of time getting a menu of meds to get BP down to 120/80... some times it goes even lower... i.e.95/55... feel very sluggish with normal BP and worse at lower readings. However, we have not been able to get heart rate lower than 100-110 bpm even with increased dosage of one of the meds... do not like being sluggish in daily living... suggestions?. Regards, Balkusbob @aol.com
posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2014
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Hi,

If heart rate can't be controlled with the medications well there is another choice.
You can discuss with your doctor the possibility of ablation. This is percutaneous intervention. During atrial fibrillation there are two options if the procedure; to ablate to restore the rhythm or regulate rate.

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Suggest Treatment To Regulate The Heart Beat Rate

Hi, If heart rate can t be controlled with the medications well there is another choice. You can discuss with your doctor the possibility of ablation. This is percutaneous intervention. During atrial fibrillation there are two options if the procedure; to ablate to restore the rhythm or regulate rate. Regards,