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• Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
  

  NSAIDs and Afib

  Posted by: IslandLuvr

  Last Reply: CrashTestDummy 12/29/2019

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  Interesting article about the relationship of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and afib. Although Aspirin is an NSAID, the article says it's beneficial to your heart, not harmful like Advil, Motrin, Celebrex and some others. Here it is:Is Your Pain Reliever Causing an Irregular Heart Rhythm?The bad news about the dangers of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for the heart and the cardiovascular system continues to accumulate. We're guessing that very few American health care...

• Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
  

  Graves Disease and Afib

  Posted by: IslandLuvr

  Last Reply: Hwkmn 11/02/2016

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  Do any of you have Graves Disease? (Hyper-thyroidism?) I have been reading about the connection between Graves and Afib. It seems that people with Graves (even if you had your thyroid taken out, radioactive treatment, or anti-thyroid medication) are at greater risk of developing afib than those who don't have thyroid issues.I was under the mistaken impression that if your thyroid levels are controlled (euthroid), that you would not get afib episodes anymore.Long story short-- once you have...