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• Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
  

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  Posted: 11/04/2018

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• Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
  

  AFIB

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  Last Reply: linsa 11/05/2018

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  Hello...looking for help re afib.  I was diagnosed w/lone afib about 5 yrs ago.  Wore a loop recorder for 3 yrs before it’s battery died w/only a few afib episodes identified.Since battery died I’ve been having issues again.Still on Atenolol and aspirin w/Avapro and HCTZ thrown in for treatment of HBP.  I’ve been to the ER a couple of times in the last two weeks due to the skipped beats and hard beats w/a run of several very quick beats after the hard beat.  Sometimes skipped beats or...

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  Posted: 10/27/2018

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  HBP Woes

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  Last Reply: Frederick 09/17/2017

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  Hello,I've been having BP problems and today I ended up in ER.  The triage nurse took pressure at wrist w/little cuff and she got 209/113, 2 mins later a 2nd nurse took it w/average size upper arm cuff and he got 189/99 and then the doc took it a few minutes after that saying I needed a large size cuff (5'6" and 260 lbs) and he got 147/86...why such a big difference?By the time I left the ER BP was 145/90, still not great but way less alarming.  I realize a stroke is probably imminent, but...

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• High Blood Pressure
  

  HBP Woes

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  Last Reply: Frisc 01/10/2017

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  I have had HBP for approx 20 yrs.  I also have AFIB and GERD.I am approx 50 lbs overweight and trying desperately to lose it.Lately I've been having BP spikes (180-190 over 95-105) on a daily basis.  I get slight breathlessness, chest tightness and sometimes a headache (not severe).  These spikes last anywhere from 15 mins to 4-5 hrs.I am currently taking HCTZ, Atenolol, Aspirin, Avapro, Prevacid and Magnesium.Doc says it's not malignant or pulmonary hypertension.I've had stress tests,...

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  Posted: 12/29/2016

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