What is Atrial Fibrillation AFib

Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmia) which involves the two small, upper heart chambers (the atria). Heart beats in a normal heart begi...

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I'm getting closer to scheduling the ablation,, but the Lovenox part is freaking me out.
One EP said I can load up Coumidin before but the EP I am choosing says that won't help. I can't bring myself to do the LOvenox thing tho.. Any comments/tips?
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Posted on 10/27/09, 08:10 pm
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Reply #11 - 11/29/09  1:35pm
" Just got a big fat hematoma from Luvenox. I tried the ice tip somewhere near the site - maybe that effected it? Its going down now, and my MD says its OK, but any of you have this? "
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Reply #12 - 11/29/09  5:45pm
" Sorry that that happened to you. Don't have any tips I just know that the ice worked for me. Good luck "
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