Atrial Fibrillation: ALCOHOL, CAFFEINE, APPLE WATCHES

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  • What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, including an overview of abnormal rhythms such as atrial fibrillation and diet with Dr. Gregory Marcus. Recorded on 10/25/2022. [12/2022] [Show ID: 38481]
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  • @uctv
    @uctv  4 місяці тому +2

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  • @KevinPosey-xv6in
    @KevinPosey-xv6in 10 місяців тому +169

    My Apple 7 watch woke me in the middle of the night showing Atrial Fibrillation, when I sat up, I realized that I was in the middle of having a heart attack. Rushed to the hospital and had to have a stint installed. Remarkably this is a week after having started my COVID shots and feel they are related. I'm on medications now and feeling better but I Thank Apple for saving my life, because knowing me I would have tried to ignore the chest pain had it not been for the watch. Best part was showing all the doctors in the hospital that the watch showed my heart rhythm, none believed me!

    • @ArmadilloGodzilla
      @ArmadilloGodzilla 9 місяців тому +29

      If you took the clot shot you need to help your vody and heart heal. Nattokinase does that best and also NAC.

    • @SuperBC10
      @SuperBC10 6 місяців тому +33

      According to the British Heart Foundation here in the uk, atrial fibrillation reports have increased 60% since the shot!

    • @KevinPosey-xv6in
      @KevinPosey-xv6in 6 місяців тому

      Thanks for the update.@@ArmadilloGodzilla

    • @KevinPosey-xv6in
      @KevinPosey-xv6in 6 місяців тому

      Thanks for the update,@@SuperBC10

    • @sparkybob1023
      @sparkybob1023 6 місяців тому +4

      ACE2 is part of what regulates blood pressure. The immunologist at university of Guelph who got cv19 and used his lab to show and study how humans develop immunity, studied the trial data, was silenced. Just typing the name might trigger the algorithm. I have noticed that linking to certain content can trigger a warning. The fact that ace2 is part of a signalling process is well by known. It’s like how caffeine by fitting into adenosine receptors alter sleepiness. It doesn’t have to do anything but bind to effect.

  • @robmo1458
    @robmo1458 Рік тому +64

    OMG This was by far the BEST informative lecture/talk on A Fib that I have ever heard. Thank you so much. BTW I am an MD!!

  • @maxsmart8954
    @maxsmart8954 Рік тому +49

    Stop coffee, soft drinks and started Apnea treatment. Lost 60 pounds and with diet and moderate cardio, A fib was gone within the year.

    • @adelinekeys6582
      @adelinekeys6582 9 місяців тому +4

      Very good! I gave up smoking and I'm working on my cardio. The a fib has reduced, and hopefully will disappear eventually. It's one year since my first episode. I'm also on a beta blocker and taking electrolytes.

    • @WendyHannan-pt7ez
      @WendyHannan-pt7ez 4 місяці тому +1

      My husband had sleep apnea for years, he never addressed it. He then suffered AF for years, his Dr tried to bring it back into rhythm, it didn’t work, he drank alcohol and coffee . I’ve heard of the Apple Watch warning people, and saving people from heart attack. My son has AF , I’m sending him this valuable information. Thank you Drs 😊

    • @MultiMyNickName
      @MultiMyNickName 3 місяці тому

      Stop Apple and Alcohol, dont stop coffee because its proven to be incredibly good for your health....@@WendyHannan-pt7ez

    • @joescheller6680
      @joescheller6680 10 днів тому

      So i dont drink coffee quit the pop two ans half years ago. Lost 70 lbs almost 1/3 of my weight. Hopefully it will stop. Wasnt noticable anyway but was on metetopril zeralto and cholestrole med. Like to get off the Zeralto very expensive to be on it.

    • @maxsmart8954
      @maxsmart8954 10 днів тому

      @@joescheller6680 Tty verberine

  • @gordonbeattie3644
    @gordonbeattie3644 5 місяців тому +18

    Thank you so much for this explanatory video. I am recently home from Hospital after suffering from A-fib here in Australia. I underwent successful heart rhythm correction and found this information a timely addition to my knowledge base.

  • @mcaddc
    @mcaddc 10 місяців тому +147

    I developed atrial fibrillation 2 weeks after my compulsory booster for Covid. There have been studies that show damage to the heart muscle from the mRNA induced spike protein. I was first notified of this issue via my Apple Watch which picked up my initial issue which was brachicardia. The slow rhythm, 37-45 bpm, eventually changed to chronic atrial fibrillation where my heart rate at rest was regularly over 100bpm. Any activity would make it race to 150+ or more. Multiple skipped and irregular heartbeats. I’m now on blood thinners and blood pressure medication. I was perfectly healthy pre booster shot.
    Edit: I also wanted to add that I caught Covid about a month after my AF, so no chance that my condition developed from catching the virus. My elderly mother caught the virus about 3 days after myself. She was not vaccinated, became sick for 1 day, and the next was up doing her housework. I was bed ridden for about 5 days.

    • @shanetaylor3814
      @shanetaylor3814 10 місяців тому +3

      I noticed my HR resting and not had been higher the last couple of years. Had AF 6 weeks ago 200bpm, scary stuff

    • @Splodnik
      @Splodnik 9 місяців тому

      The covid virus was found to be a cause of atrial fibrillation. The vaccine is not a cause of atrial fibrillation.

    • @amandadelecosse1661
      @amandadelecosse1661 9 місяців тому +11

      Same but with Pfizer

    • @vicky_webcatuk
      @vicky_webcatuk 9 місяців тому +19

      @mcaddc i had the same after getting Omicron in feb 2022, badicardia, tachycardia and palpitations, ectopic beats. I stopped caffeine, alcohol and smoking and now im mostly back to normal. There is hope that you can get completely better. I am over 60, family history of heart issues , sleep apnoea, thyroiditis, and a lifelong smoker, if i can get better from it then a lot can. I also stopped all sports and rested a lot, to the detriment of my overall health but i am sure a quiet environment has helped my heart heal slowly
      I am unvaccinated so it can get you either way.

    • @williebones53
      @williebones53 9 місяців тому +8

      I had the watchman device installed in my heart. I’ve been taking MALTAQ twice a day and have not had any a fib for over a year now.

  • @WilbertHoe
    @WilbertHoe Рік тому +49

    Thank you so much Dr Marcus. I am a 78 year old retired physician in the UK having investigations now of Afib. Your talk is very comprehensive, up to date and helpful to me.

    • @swiitchy511
      @swiitchy511 Рік тому +1

      You ain't 78

    • @dagmarvandoren9364
      @dagmarvandoren9364 6 місяців тому +1

      Wir brauchen. FRIEDEN...sometimes I feel.lately. I do not need to know everything...that brings worry. The best you can day by day...and you need to have laughter...i am 81....manoman..was solls some white wine..stay slim...and laugh working with hands...we,all will go...

    • @glennpegstousland4006
      @glennpegstousland4006 2 місяці тому

      @@dagmarvandoren9364 26:21 😊

    • @glennpegstousland4006
      @glennpegstousland4006 2 місяці тому

      😅

  • @caroldean2596
    @caroldean2596 Рік тому +74

    My husband's afib appeared to be related to sleep apnea. He got the ablation and has been rock solid for 10 years. I appreciate all the doctors involved in his care.

    • @Learn2Think4Yourself
      @Learn2Think4Yourself Рік тому +3

      Curious, was he "rock solid" with no afib at all immediately after the ablation or did he have some during the "3 month" recovery period which then gradually became solid or ? Thx.

    • @caroldean2596
      @caroldean2596 Рік тому +1

      @@Learn2Think4Yourself I don't think he had any afib at all. I would listen to him every night at bed time. The only afib he's had since was when he was taking some crazy cacao/ caffeine supplement. He stopped that and it went away.

    • @utahdan231
      @utahdan231 8 місяців тому +2

      Over a year. Im very happy. Same cause.

    • @patstar5
      @patstar5 Місяць тому

      How did he feel after the ablation

    • @caroldean2596
      @caroldean2596 Місяць тому

      @@patstar5 he felt just fine. Way less tired and worried

  • @tashirobinson5661
    @tashirobinson5661 Рік тому +9

    This is the most informative interview I’ve seen on atrial fibrillation yet. So glad I found it!

  • @roncarroll1518
    @roncarroll1518 7 місяців тому +10

    Thank you Dr. Marcus for your continuing research and work in this important area for many patients

  • @cecileleblanc-turner8589
    @cecileleblanc-turner8589 Рік тому +6

    This is the best strategic information I’ve received on AFIB. Thank you dr Marcus

  • @thorinoakenshield5601
    @thorinoakenshield5601 4 місяці тому +7

    I was healthy and very active for 53 yrs. 4 weeks post JJ cov vax, I had my 1st episode of afib and lost consciousness. I was a passenger in a car and luckily husband was driving. I awoke to him clearing vomit from my mouth the start cpr roadside. It’ll be 3 yrs in 2 days and my life and health destroyed. Afib hits randomly and I feel my time on earth is limited. USA doctors are still denying vaccine injury and that’s a huge problem for those needing the correct type of care.

  • @mobaumeister2732
    @mobaumeister2732 9 місяців тому +12

    I’m so glad I can keep enjoying my coffee!

  • @8pelagic610
    @8pelagic610 Рік тому +27

    Thanks for such a sophisticated yet accessible lecture on this topic. Top notch.

  • @bmwem9291
    @bmwem9291 9 місяців тому +24

    This video is excellent and certainly appreciated! I am 78 and had my first (and so far only) paroxysmal episode with very obvious symptoms earlier this year. I was immediately prescribed rivaroxaban (Xarelto). Answers to my questions from an otherwise excellent cardiologist wrt the need for Xarelto while in normal rhythm and quantifying the risk of adverse bleeding if use NSAIDs (much OA pain) have been much less than satisfying or useful. This presentation answered these and many other questions in addition to providing an excellent, needed, understandable, useful, and respectful primer on the subject aimed at a level higher than intellectually compromised. The medical profession universally does not recognize how much compliance is compromised by a "do this or else" approach. Thank you.

  • @djr1943
    @djr1943 10 місяців тому +23

    Very well done, Dr Marcus. I am currently being treated for A.fib and your video was very enlightening in showing the causes and responses to A.fib. Thank you very much!

  • @carleneconway8026
    @carleneconway8026 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this comprehensive review. Truly one of the best this nurse with Paroxysmal A-Fib has heard!

  • @fdbassociatesllc7889
    @fdbassociatesllc7889 Рік тому +52

    Thank you, Dr. Marcus, for the research that you and your colleagues conduct; for the quality-of-life improvements you bring your patients; and for sharing your knowledge and experience with the worldwide community. God bless you all!

  • @1901otis
    @1901otis 8 місяців тому +8

    Far and away the best overview of AFIB, AFIB drugs, and AFIB treatments that I've run across in the past 15 years. A most excellent video !

  • @Bart77666
    @Bart77666 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for your time .

  • @ronsweeney5898
    @ronsweeney5898 7 місяців тому +7

    Excellent and informative presentation. I first found that I had AF when I was forty. I have been a heavy drinker and had a stroke earlier this year aged 81. As usual knowing the problem and understanding the treatment always helps . Thank you sir.

  • @jayjaychadoy9226
    @jayjaychadoy9226 Рік тому +18

    I have Atrial fibulatiion, was diagnosed many years ago (about 40), was told it was common back then, about 40% of population. Given a pill-in-pocket option, but never had to use.
    Had heart shocked in emergency once about 20 yrs after first diagnosis after an incident which included a trauma where common treatment adjustments (coughing, ice water, sing in high voice) ineffective.
    Blood pressure is good. Fitness level is good. Now 72. Had heart procedure at 67 to determine the flow of blood, determined no issues.
    I did not take blood thinners, as I preferred to keep my fitness and nutrition levels up, and keep regular appointments with my doctor.

  • @MrRichDavid
    @MrRichDavid 8 місяців тому +2

    Thank you Dr. Dewland and Dr Marcus.....you guys are studs!

  • @mushymagazineonlocation7328
    @mushymagazineonlocation7328 Рік тому +8

    Very useful information, I’m glad I can still enjoy my morning coffee.

  • @peterrorke2760
    @peterrorke2760 Рік тому +4

    What a good, thorough presentation of this very common CV complaint!

  • @ngbc5342
    @ngbc5342 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant wide-ranging articulate summary

  • @AlanBoddy-fl2qp
    @AlanBoddy-fl2qp 7 місяців тому +3

    Many thanks for donating your time and information.great lecture 🙏

  • @Sushi2735
    @Sushi2735 4 місяці тому +10

    Dear Doctor, many thanks for this amazing vlog! I just had my second Afib surgery and not recovering very well. More places ablated than first time 13 yrs ago. I see my surgeon Monday, nearly three weeks later????? Hoping for answers and started PT. It is discouraging to feel WORSE than before you went in.
    Anyway as a non clinician this actually was in English even I could understand with only a teachers mind. So many many thanks. I will listen to it again! That is how informative this has been. I’m so very impressed as I’ve listened to other talks, and my eyes crossed from confusion.
    You are the best! Thank you for sharing your experience just wonderful!!!

    • @toonvdh8987
      @toonvdh8987 3 місяці тому +1

      why arent you recovering well?

    • @Sushi2735
      @Sushi2735 3 місяці тому +2

      @@toonvdh8987 my heart was way out of rhythm. Had a cardiac conversion today at the hospital. Dropped my heart rate in half, now 83. He says it takes three months to fully heal and hopefully it with stay in rhythm.
      Thanks for asking, to tired tonight to see if if feel better or not?

    • @TS-iv9ml
      @TS-iv9ml 2 місяці тому +1

      🫂 I feel for you ❤ are you on any blood thinners? After looong cv gave me blood clots and major stroke, i know how horrible & nonfunctional I was. Within 1 week of blood thinner, I felt better prior to my one ablation 26 months ago(my iron also gets too high = thick blood) I had a horrific try on sotolol for afib rhythm (which failed miserably). My ablation was done 100% in afib as 5 cardioversions did not work. Grateful my Dr was so talented & experienced and loved a challenge. Dr basically cryptoablated most the back side of my heart. I stay on a blood thinner for life now. Not much more they can do. I remember after my surgery, I had to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming or not, no heart thumbing. It was wonderful. I get some flutters or palps on occasion but function well today. On occasion, I do monitor on my Kardio card & app.
      🙏 I'm sending u prayers & healing energy hoping you get much better!! It's a horrible condition most ppl don't understand 😢

  • @mrlaw711
    @mrlaw711 6 місяців тому +9

    Great presentation and information. Due to needing a knee replacement procedure I stopped running 5 - 6 years ago, and within a couple of months I was suddenly diagnosed with A-Fib at age 74. I had been running from age 13, an had done many road races, and long distance runs...even competed in 1964 Olympic trials.
    I have been on 5 mg (2X/day) of Apixaban and 25 mg (2X/day) of Metoprolol. Have changed eating habits and holding at under 190 weight, 6 feet tall. Had a heat stroke 18 months ago due to officiating five high school ball games on a 114 degree day in Arizona. Don't perform these stupid mistakes any more.

  • @riggs9
    @riggs9 Рік тому +20

    Thank you for this very detailed informative video
    I live in fear with it every day
    You have explained it so I can understand what is happening inside of me.
    I am grateful for all your dedication and knowledge on this subject

    • @michellemaynard4385
      @michellemaynard4385 5 місяців тому

      I just got diagnosed. It is scary. What meds do you take

    • @toonvdh8987
      @toonvdh8987 3 місяці тому

      i truly share your fear brother

  • @harryplummer6356
    @harryplummer6356 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic presentation. Thank you - most helpful for me..

  • @cab9197
    @cab9197 Рік тому +3

    Great education. Really appreciated.

  • @stevenqirkle
    @stevenqirkle Рік тому +3

    This is super informative. Thank you.

  • @4BetterEd
    @4BetterEd Рік тому +3

    This is a great overview of my newly diagnosed disease. Thank you, and I will enjoy my second cup now.

  • @andyfpt
    @andyfpt 11 місяців тому +31

    Fantastic presentation! I'm 61 and had first episode of afib late 2019 at 57. Then another episode late 2021. Then progressively got worse. Diagnosed of sleep apnea in 2022 and cpap stopped it for 7 months then it came back late 2022. Alcohol was originally my trigger then it just started happening more frequently so I decided to go with cryoablation which I had yesterday. Feeling great so far. Looking forward to getting back to being active like golf and mountain bike rides leaving Afib behind 🙏

    • @2nostromo
      @2nostromo 8 місяців тому +1

      how are you doing post cryoablation?

    • @andyfpt
      @andyfpt 8 місяців тому +8

      @@2nostromo doing great thanks! About 12 weeks post ablation and have remained in sinus rhythm since. Fingers crossed it stays that way. I'm finally 100% back endurance. My resting HR is about 10 higher than preablation and the doctor said that's a good sign. I read some research confirming what the doctor said.
      Thank God for good medical insurance my total bill for the procedure was $81K! I paid $15. Fingers crossed I stay in NSR. Thank you again for asking.

    • @hildaschau68
      @hildaschau68 7 місяців тому +5

      Praying for continuous Happy Days with NO Afib episodes ever. God Bless YOU. 🙂

    • @sparker931
      @sparker931 5 місяців тому

      ​@@andyfpthad a PVC gyroblation in 2017. I was good for 5 years. Unfortunately illness sent me back to afib. Good luck

    • @andyfpt
      @andyfpt 5 місяців тому +2

      @@sparker931 ah sorry to hear it came back. Hopefully you can do another cryoablation successfully. I'm now 6+ months afib free and feeling good. Right now I'm losing weight and focusing on fitness. I feel great even at almost 62 years old. I'm hoping to keep Afib away forever or at least a decade or more. I guess I'm somewhat mentally prepared if I need ablation again. Good luck Sparker931 and happy new year!

  • @robertkreamer7522
    @robertkreamer7522 10 місяців тому +7

    Ablation fixed mine in 2020 Dr Austin my EP in a 90 minute procedure. Age of 75 with no CVD all clear and supple . That’s D 3 and K 2 plus keto ! I had it for 15 years somewhat controlled by Flecainide Acetate and beta blocker slowed my heart rate . But the ablation on multiple million dollar equipment and highly skilled team at Baptist Health Jacksonville Fl did a great job .

    • @TS-iv9ml
      @TS-iv9ml 2 місяці тому

      ​@slay2525 medical.advice w/o a license? My potassium is high so that would put me right into the hospital. And there are 5 types of magnesiums...u list the one for constipation. Not all mags are the same. I'll leave it to my drs as it is related to my high iron thick blood and looong cv not electrolytes.

  • @Judy-hg5fe
    @Judy-hg5fe 10 місяців тому +2

    Very informative! Thank you Dr. Marcus

  • @daleknisely6890
    @daleknisely6890 7 місяців тому +2

    Fantastic video! Best informative video I’ve ever watched! Thank you so much for sharing this information 🙏

  • @pamstevens3603
    @pamstevens3603 Місяць тому +1

    My apple watch alerted me to AF and a throw away comment to my GP was the start of a journey. Thank goodness he took notice of what i said. I had a CT angogram that discovered that I had a congential anomaly. Anomalous right cornary artery 90% compressed between the pulmonary artery and aorta, no wonder i had passed out after playing sport. 4 weeks later open heart surgery - unroofing the artery, bypass (plan B surgeon said ) and ablation with a atriclip. I can't thank my medical team enough. I'm blessed to have them.

  • @lycakito1814
    @lycakito1814 4 місяці тому +1

    So interesting when you listen to someone who REALLY knows their subject! I've come down this route as I have had palpitations and my watch has also measured Afib once or twice ... but not again. I just wanted to understand what the common thoughts were regarding this subject. I was lucky enough to stumble across this.
    Thanks to Dr Marcus for discussing this and making it so easy to understand!

  • @elbowroom3663
    @elbowroom3663 10 місяців тому

    Superb presentation, Dr. Marcus

  • @kmikeh
    @kmikeh Рік тому +6

    Thank you for such a clear, detailed and wide ranging discussion of afib. Great work.

  • @hoytho
    @hoytho Рік тому +2

    Outstanding presentation of key elements in the ongoing conundrum that is afib. Now I'm off to enjoy some coffee and have a think. If I lived in CA I'd be calling for an appt. Thanks Doc.

  • @tomhendricksen1805
    @tomhendricksen1805 7 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for an understanding of EKG watches, their advantages and disadvantages. I also understand the medications I have been prescribed and how they act on my system.

  • @richardwong9826
    @richardwong9826 5 місяців тому +1

    Doctor, very well said and detailed explanations. Kudos to you. 😊

  • @Robsi60
    @Robsi60 11 місяців тому +12

    I can confirm that the likelihood of AFib is higher with alcohol. And for me other risks are of higher influence also. Stress, not enough sleep, high blood pressure and for me speaking e-cigarettes. If all come together it leads to AFib for sure. Positive influence has moderate exercise such as walking and I think caffein. I quit drinking alcohol and the other risks just happen but I should always be aware of what I am doing.

  • @timothykelleher6336
    @timothykelleher6336 5 місяців тому

    Superb presentation. Thank you so very much!🕊

  • @alberthendricks342
    @alberthendricks342 9 місяців тому +23

    Constipation is an overlooked factor for atrial fibrillation. Constipation raises vagal tone. Vagal mediated atrial fibrillation is a real thing. However most doctors dismiss it. So colon cleanse may help.

    • @curtismonkelien1223
      @curtismonkelien1223 4 місяці тому +6

      I have found constipation to be a major factor!

    • @paull7806
      @paull7806 14 днів тому

      What about bloating (stomach distension) from more than a decade on a CPAP?

    • @alberthendricks342
      @alberthendricks342 14 днів тому

      @@paull7806 I’m not sure. However one or two Body Gold colon cleans a day for a couple weeks may help. Constipation is also a very important factor in low energy and tiredness. Again most doctors overlook it.

    • @othalee
      @othalee 8 днів тому +2

      If I have a bowel movements it makes my heart, mind, and body feel perfect. Gets rid of afib.

  • @sharonstanley5054
    @sharonstanley5054 Рік тому +54

    Really great. Recently diagnosed with a-fib. My sister too who had remodeling and her son who has had ablation. I am not sure, but I think anxiety is going to get me. ☺️ I am 79 years old. Now I have issues with insurance pre-approval. Thank you to Dr. Marcus and all those who have lent their talents and efforts to help. God bless you.

    • @gixellia8455
      @gixellia8455 Рік тому +6

      All the best, Sharon. God bless you.

    • @lautoka63
      @lautoka63 Рік тому +7

      I’ve had af for 4 years, since I was 60. It’s well-controlled with drugs. Don’t worry too much.

    • @tip6725
      @tip6725 Рік тому +2

      @@lautoka63 i was just informed i have it. Im waiting to go back to the cardiologist in January. I already have HF. What meds did you get and how did they make you feel

    • @lautoka63
      @lautoka63 Рік тому +4

      @@tip6725 I take two; one to stop me going into af, the other to stop me going into atrial flutter, which is the worse, I gather. Flecainide 200mg daily, along with Dilitazem 120mg daily. Since taking these, I have had no further instances of af, yet have done several long bike tours. They may make you a little breathless, but they work for me.

    • @tip6725
      @tip6725 Рік тому

      @@lautoka63 thank you

  • @maureenlenicka4743
    @maureenlenicka4743 6 місяців тому +4

    Just sent my smart watch back today before listening. I have a shadow beat and the watch was giving me a very low bpm and high. My heart Dr said its accuracy couldn’t be relied on as true. Now i am taking pulse regularly myself to get true beats. Not convenient but the other was causing anxiety and wonder. Thank you for support. I have heart failure and a low ejection fraction, hoping to improve with drugs and slow exercise but this was all very interesting. Thanks for coffee bit!

  • @oibal60
    @oibal60 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this.

  • @alanheslop7017
    @alanheslop7017 Рік тому +86

    Have you investigated the use of vitamin D3 for the treatment of Afib. My heart used to shake my bed when I went to bed at night. I started to take vitamin D3 for prostate cancer (10,000 units ). After a blood test we discovered that I was still short of D3, so I took 20,000. The result was that my Afib was reduced to the point that I have almost normal heart rhythm. A ECG still shows Afib on the printout. But I have a good life. I am 88 and was first told i had irregular heart rate when I was 14 years old. I would be interested in your reaction to this.

    • @johnrogan9420
      @johnrogan9420 11 місяців тому

      D3...immune system...lymphocytes use this vitamin first...billions attack any foreign bodies!!!

    • @eddieherrera6929
      @eddieherrera6929 11 місяців тому +3

      Did you happen to get anymore info on your question? I’m interested too

    • @maxsmart8954
      @maxsmart8954 11 місяців тому +2

      I have afib on ekg result but no symptoms whatsoever. Afib was detected 9 years ago. Doc put me on eliquis as a precaution. Other than that living a normal life.

    • @blikewat3r
      @blikewat3r 11 місяців тому +2

      I hope your prostate cancer was resolved and you are doing well now 🙏

    • @basil01845
      @basil01845 10 місяців тому +1

      😊..

  • @Disirablepossessions
    @Disirablepossessions Рік тому +7

    Fantastic talk, cleared up a lot of questions I had.

  • @charlottemann3352
    @charlottemann3352 11 місяців тому +4

    Thank you Dr. Marcus! That was the most comprehensive explanation of a-fib that I have ever heard.

  • @G_Mac_Trading
    @G_Mac_Trading 9 місяців тому +6

    Great video, I just went through a ablation, 62yrs old, non-smoker, no drugs, no coffee, it worked great. went from 110 to 65 at rest

  • @nolanrono6204
    @nolanrono6204 Рік тому +1

    Very nice info, thanks a Lot.

  • @BBQDad463
    @BBQDad463 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for this video. Excellent information, very interesting. Complex subject matter presented in terms the layperson can understand.

  • @stephendantzler9667
    @stephendantzler9667 4 місяці тому +1

    Terrific explanation. We needed this kind of conversation when my mom went into the hospital with pleural effusions. We had a cardio consult while she was there and he said she now had baseline afib. But she never felt the afib. The reason we were at the hospital was because of the effusions. No one mentioned a nexus. The effusions became more frequent and it was two years before her pulmonologist suggested that the pleural effusions were likely caused by the afib. She would have tried the ablation or the drugs even the cardioversion if it would have stopped the effusions, too.

  • @slowmoe1964
    @slowmoe1964 Рік тому +7

    I have found that cutting out all non-water drinks has helped tremendously.

  • @tedrick4713
    @tedrick4713 11 місяців тому +1

    Excellent, thank you!

  • @JeffParke
    @JeffParke 2 місяці тому

    Great talk! Thanks Dr. Marcus.

  • @vendelius
    @vendelius 8 місяців тому +2

    Fantastic Presentation Thank You...

  • @dianakineshanko2765
    @dianakineshanko2765 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank you! This was very helpful!

  • @oldsoldier5156
    @oldsoldier5156 8 місяців тому +3

    Excellent video! Exceptional information with great citations. Drs Dewland and Marcus are to be commended for their outstanding video. Highly recommend anyone who suffers under Afib or wants to lessen their odds of incurring it, to watch and study this video.

  • @collenefox5413
    @collenefox5413 8 місяців тому

    , very informant and interesting. I have this problem. Thank you somuch

  • @gbernardwandel4174
    @gbernardwandel4174 Рік тому +3

    This is a very informative lecture and the lecturer is quite thorough and easy to understand
    Thank you

  • @mikebensch2869
    @mikebensch2869 7 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant, clear and engaging, cogent presentation, bravo zulu!!

  • @annh.8290
    @annh.8290 9 місяців тому +1

    This has been great, thank you.

  • @dawnkeckley7502
    @dawnkeckley7502 11 місяців тому +11

    Alcohol wrecks my heart rate - especially when sleeping, and four glasses of wine for my caused a-fib while sleeping. One glass of wine at night lowers my HRV, and more than that keeps my heart rate high all night. It’s just not worth it to me to drink regularly. Especially after my breast cancer diagnosis.

    • @gusto8069
      @gusto8069 8 місяців тому +1

      ya think?!?!

    • @Manmeat7669
      @Manmeat7669 4 місяці тому

      I have to cut back on vino & stop bourbon completely

  • @parkland4530
    @parkland4530 Рік тому +29

    I found your video presentation very interesting Dr Marcus. I am 74 and have had AFIB for many years. I take sotalol to slow my heart and I have a pacemaker (10 years) to make sure it doesn't stop all together. I am now on Xarelto as well. A few points. I tried one of the Cardio Mobile and found it inconsistent. I was told by one of their reps that it may be due to the pacemaker so I returned it. I find physical exertion can bring on AFIB. Things like pushing a car for example bring it on. Limiting my exertion level or type of exertion seems to help. Tiredness is my biggest issue but as you get older you don't know what to blame. Thanks, Keep up the good work.

    • @maryodonnell5760
      @maryodonnell5760 Рік тому +1

      I'd always heard engineers say people with pacemakers should be very careful around all wireless and really should not be on these new devices so your point is very important

    • @susette7066
      @susette7066 7 місяців тому +2

      Maybe let somebody ELSE PUSH THE CAR- love you bunches 😉

  • @etmax1
    @etmax1 7 місяців тому +1

    I had a CABG4 operation and on the second post op day I had an atrial fibrillation event and the gave me a shot of potassium and then started me on a daily potassium supplement for the time I was on Furosemide (about 3 months). Touch wood I haven't had an event since.

  • @wobby1516
    @wobby1516 10 місяців тому +7

    My wife was told by her consultant to buy and use the Kardia unit whenever she had an episode. Then to E mail the result to him and from those results he diagnosed atrial fibrillation. She’s now on Apixaban and Bisoprolol, so far she’s not had another episode of atrial fibrillation. Her mother died at a fairly early age from several strokes.

    • @linniemariegonzalez53
      @linniemariegonzalez53 10 місяців тому +1

      I ordered it bc of this video since my arrhythmia never gets recorded but is always uncomfortable 🙏glad to hear it works

    • @richardwong9826
      @richardwong9826 5 місяців тому +2

      I am and still using it. Really great to have it. Can immediately email the readings to my Cardiologist for his comments..😅

  • @TheHergeea
    @TheHergeea 9 місяців тому +1

    Sweet! More material to feed my insomnia

  • @jbt6007
    @jbt6007 Місяць тому

    Thank you. Very informative and engaging presentation.

  • @belaswhicker2033
    @belaswhicker2033 Рік тому +8

    In July 2022, my husband insisted I put his Apple watch on at the dentist office of all places because he noticed I had been short of breath a lot recently. His watch indicated I was in AFib. I checked my Fitbit app which had also picked up AFib the previous night. I went directly to the ER where I was diagnosed with AFib.

    • @karen-zr9ge
      @karen-zr9ge 9 місяців тому +2

      Sadly, Apple watches emit radiation which can also attribute to your AFib, as well many of us almost constantly being in the soup of other electromagnetic frequencies from WiFi, cell phones & towers, smart meters & appliances, etc, etc

  • @kristinavu9352
    @kristinavu9352 8 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @adiposerex5150
    @adiposerex5150 6 місяців тому +3

    My spouse drank and smoked his whole life and was diagnosed with AFIB. Now on 6 prescriptions. Mighty expensive too.

  • @leochen887
    @leochen887 Рік тому +21

    At 85, I've heart disease; it runs in our family. But thanks to the efforts of my cardiologists, I'm still here. And that's the key. In my fifties, my cardiologists found that I needed a stent and an angioplasty. Later they had to intervene with medication and ablations because of my afib. And most recently they installed a pacemaker.

    • @leochen887
      @leochen887 Рік тому +8

      One key to my survival has been that I've been under the care of a team of cardiologists for years/decades who are able to make diagnoses and able to intervene on a timely basis, thus avoiding the necessity of rushing me to the ER because of some medical emergency, where medical decisions are made under chaotic and very stressful circumstances. IOW, your cardiologists can be your best friends if you've been working with them over the years. I joke that my cardiologists are determined that when I die, it will not be from heart failure.

    • @raff23able
      @raff23able 9 місяців тому +3

      This has just given me great hope that I can survive to a good age ! I’m 47 I have heart disease and afib. I’ve had a surgical ablation for my af and ended up with a collapsed lung and emergency thoracotomy. I’m 12 weeks out and hearts doing ok no afib. Will maybe need a stent moving forward. Thanks for a positive boost !

    • @sassysandie2865
      @sassysandie2865 8 місяців тому +2

      Were you overweight? Do you exercise? Do you eat a healthy diet?

    • @raff23able
      @raff23able 8 місяців тому +4

      @@sassysandie2865 I wasn’t over weight I surfed and run and did weights. I drank maybe a little too much alcohol over the years. My diet was healthy but my snacking habits were bad too many chips n sweets and too much cheese and butter. Being slim I thought I was getting away with it. I wasn’t.

    • @MR..181
      @MR..181 7 місяців тому +1

      And all caused by the blood thinners for the stent,

  • @michaellawlor1267
    @michaellawlor1267 10 місяців тому +3

    Very comprehensive and interesting. I have a fib and have recently had a pacemaker fitted. Very much obliged to you for your valuable input. Bless your work

  • @roybatty2030
    @roybatty2030 19 днів тому

    Wonderful presentation, thanks you Sirs. Knowing, as we now do, about the neural cells and networks within the heart, I attribute my arrhythmia to having my heart broken when I was young, which was a physically painful event at the time.

  • @netizen_a
    @netizen_a Рік тому +11

    Very informative. I find that triggers can also be MSG and the preservatives in wine.

    • @dcdno_one2393
      @dcdno_one2393 Рік тому

      MSG is a hoax. It was racist attempt to tank Chinese food. It’s just salt 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @mnp870
    @mnp870 Рік тому +16

    So many have A-Fib could it be related to EMF’ electric magnetic fields such as smart devices, wIFI, cel phones, 4-5 G towers?

    • @sw6118
      @sw6118 11 місяців тому +1

      Maybe afib has always been common but we couldn’t easily diagnose it until recently.

    • @carolinewesthaeffer7189
      @carolinewesthaeffer7189 3 місяці тому

      I wear special clothes (esp underwear, hats) to block the EMFs from cell and electric towers, car engine,
      house electricity etc.
      Can buy online.

    • @torrentbits
      @torrentbits 2 місяці тому

      I wouldn't be surprised as I have a high sensitivity to electronic devices (i.e. I can't have a wifi booster next to me or I feel ill immediately. Same for my son)

  • @RobDaman
    @RobDaman 5 місяців тому

    Great information!

  • @JEN-fs2eg
    @JEN-fs2eg 10 місяців тому

    Excellent.

  • @SandraMills72
    @SandraMills72 Рік тому +8

    I increased my magnesium and it’s helped my afib

  • @jdlech
    @jdlech 11 місяців тому +5

    When my Garmin smartwatch measures my pulse rate at rest going from 80 to 150, I may not know it's my Afib, but I'm pretty sure something is going wrong. And since I've been diagnosed with Afib, my go-to explanation is Afib.
    Either that, or I'm transmogrifying into a hummingbird. And I don't see any feathers yet.

  • @henryw5762
    @henryw5762 11 місяців тому +5

    Fantastic information Dr! I have intermediate AF! Mine typically occur at bedtime. I get up and sit in my chair and relax for about an hour and it typically subsided! My typically occurs. If I eat late in the evening!

    • @rvmush3883
      @rvmush3883 9 місяців тому +1

      Mine also occurs mostly at night🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @othalee
      @othalee 8 днів тому

      Me too!

  • @laistephen754
    @laistephen754 Рік тому +17

    I take CoQ10 regularly for a few years and it seems to lower my fast heart beats to the low 80 per minutes from more 90 before. I wasn’t diagnosed with Afib though but fast hearts always scared me before that.

    • @markme3259
      @markme3259 10 місяців тому +1

      …add d-Ribose….the actual energy source the heart muscle uses…

    • @canuckchris5733
      @canuckchris5733 8 місяців тому

      And can erode warfarin inr

  • @SKGunny
    @SKGunny Рік тому +1

    Thank you. Very informative!

  • @tomccycle60
    @tomccycle60 11 місяців тому +1

    Very much appreciated but painful message

  • @donaldgarry5742
    @donaldgarry5742 Місяць тому +1

    ENJOYED THE FILM;,,,,,i have A-FIB,,now,,for the last 34 yrs.,,,am now ,92 yrs of age,,and love my 2-3 cups of coffee every morn.

    • @Noobooddy
      @Noobooddy Місяць тому

      I’d die for a cup of coffee..

    • @Papolare2
      @Papolare2 25 днів тому

      Daaam I can’t drink nothing w/ caffeine 😢😢 look at you congrats 🎉

  • @andyw3720
    @andyw3720 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for a very informative video. My new Apple Watch Ultra alerted me to my AFIB. I don’t know how long it would have went undetected had I not purchased that watch. I stay in AFIB. Now I know why I’m often fatigued for no explanation.

  • @TO-ps2qq
    @TO-ps2qq 7 місяців тому +9

    I first went into AFib in 2005. In 2014 i had a high frequency catheter ablation. I now go into AFib quite infrequently. When i go into AFib i eat jalapeño pepper slices to put my heart back into rhythm.

    • @TS-iv9ml
      @TS-iv9ml 2 місяці тому

      Wow! Way kewl!! How in the world did u figure that worked?? 😊

    • @TO-ps2qq
      @TO-ps2qq 2 місяці тому

      @@TS-iv9ml It was by accident. One day I ordered a sub sandwich with jalapeño pepper slices.

    • @TO-ps2qq
      @TO-ps2qq 2 місяці тому

      @@TS-iv9ml I found this out by accident eating jalapeño peppers on a sub sandwich from Subway.

    • @ST-cx9bt
      @ST-cx9bt 24 дні тому

      I wish someone would investigate the effect that topical salicylic acid has on causing AF. When I used astringent on my face, it would cause AF after a few days of use. After cessation of the astringent it would take a couple of days for the AF to stop (pissing out the salicylic acid in my system). Recently I got AF from sunscreen, and I found they also contained a form of salicylic acid. Stopped the sunscreen and the AF went away. Nothing I googled has shown a connection between topical salicylic acid and AF, only irregular HR from high doses of “ingested” salicylic acid.

    • @TO-ps2qq
      @TO-ps2qq 24 дні тому

      @@TS-iv9ml I found it out accidently by eating sub sandwiches at Subway with jalapeño pepper slices.

  • @susanbadenhorst279
    @susanbadenhorst279 Рік тому +5

    A friend of mine is scheduled for an ablation early next year , she's been on beta blockers , anticoagulants , she had an 'eye' stroke 3 years ago leading to blindness in that eye . She is not well controlled on the meds...hopeful ablation will give her a better quality of life

  • @catherineromanik956
    @catherineromanik956 Рік тому

    Any comments on the quality/usability an ekg produced by a Polar ((brand name) chest strap?

  • @chickengeorge9162
    @chickengeorge9162 Рік тому +3

    Brilliant lecture.

  • @omarc4ut
    @omarc4ut 11 місяців тому +1

    One of the best videos I've seen on this topic. Great job! 👍

  • @robmo1458
    @robmo1458 Рік тому +3

    No comment was mentioned regarding the Watchman Procedure?

  • @somaticatic
    @somaticatic 4 місяці тому +1

    ⚡️❤⚡️ I have plowed through a ton of media of all kinds since being diagnosed with AFib in Sept. of 2023 and this is by far the most comprehensive, informative and relevant resource that I have encountered! It also seems to be the most up to date and cites recent studies to contradict some assumptions that are widely accepted by most other sources I've consulted, including my GP. (I can drink regular coffee?! There are now antidotes for modern blood thinners?!)
    The only topics I would've liked to have seen included would have addressed how diet, alcohol and exercise can affect or be affected not by AFib itself, but by the medications used to treat AFib. I also would've appreciated some information and/or opinions regarding the Minimaze procedures as options to ablation.
    I'll be rewatching this one!

  • @shainfarah3433
    @shainfarah3433 8 місяців тому

    Thank you Dr. for detailed info you provided.
    I had very severe A Fib, i am gone true the presider and it has been 2 years and never has happened after presider. i am 71 Y. O.