Atrial Flutter
How ironic is this? I teach about atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter and recently discovered I have atrial flutter. Took my routine BP at home one morning and the device said pulse was 150 bpm. My first reaction was WTF!
Hope to have radio frequency ablation soon and hope that this cures me. Will keep you posted. In the meantime, I'm on verapamil to control heart rate and xeralto (anti-coagulant to minimize the risk of a clot forming in the left atrial appendage)
August 10, 2018 - went in for electrical cardioversion (200 joule shock administered in sync with QRS). It worked = I got my P wave back😎
August 10, 2018 - went in for electrical cardioversion (200 joule shock administered in sync with QRS). It worked = I got my P wave back😎
