CureMyWife.com - A support network for women with chronic illness and pain » Atrial Fibrillation http://www.curemywife.com/blog Learn about lupus, coccyydynia, fibromyalgia, arthritis, depression, mixed connective tissue disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, coccygectomy, atrial fibrillation, autoimmune disorders, migraine headaches Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:56:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Dealing With Atrial Fibrillation http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/06/21/dealing-with-atrial-fibrillation/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/06/21/dealing-with-atrial-fibrillation/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:04:52 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=160
Atrial fibrillation is the heart condition created when the electrical signals which coordinate the contractions of the twinned-chambers of the heart starts to malfunction. Very often, atrial fibrillation goes unnoticed and does not present any symptoms for the patient or doctor to recognize and diagnose the condition but atrial fibrillation can be extremely serious as well as life-threatening. [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/06/21/dealing-with-atrial-fibrillation/feed/ 0 Day 1 of the end… we hope. http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/04/04/day-1-of-the-end-we-hope/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/04/04/day-1-of-the-end-we-hope/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:12:03 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=128

Today marks the first day that my wife will stop taking one of her heart medications. You see, about 2 months post heart surgery we’re finally ready to see if the it was actually successful. It has been a long road to travel, and this will be the first step on the road [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/04/04/day-1-of-the-end-we-hope/feed/ 0 Every day is a new day… http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/02/15/every-day-is-a-new-day/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/02/15/every-day-is-a-new-day/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:40:12 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=118 Well, it has been almost a week and a half since my wife’s heart procedure. She had a pretty intensive ablation as she has a rapid heart rate and atrial fibrillation. She had the same procedure about 3.5 years ago which was unsuccessful, but things got progressively worse and we were booked for another [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/02/15/every-day-is-a-new-day/feed/ 0 Causes of atrial fibrillation http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/11/21/causes-of-atrial-fibrillation/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/11/21/causes-of-atrial-fibrillation/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:54:42 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=83 To pump blood, your heart muscles must contract and relax in a coordinated rhythm. Contraction and relaxation are controlled by electrical signals that travel through your heart muscle.

Your heart consists of four chambers — two upper chambers (atria) and two lower chambers (ventricles). Within the upper right chamber of your heart (right atrium) [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/11/21/causes-of-atrial-fibrillation/feed/ 0 What is atrial fibrillation (AF)? http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/16/what-is-atrial-fibrillation-af/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/16/what-is-atrial-fibrillation-af/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:55:23 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=36 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/16/what-is-atrial-fibrillation-af/feed/ 0