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Is Atrial Fibrilation Patient Recommended To Travel?
Hi I suffer from atrial fibrilation and am at present suffering with beats of 100 + per minute I am also dizzy when in af I am due to fly tomorrow which I do not enjoy at the best of times but I feel particularly anxious due to the situation with my af is it ok to fly whilst in a state of af, thank you
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
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Hello and thank you for using HCM. I carefully read you question and i understand your concern.
You don't mention in your story if you treat your atrial fibrillation or not.
If you are in atrial fibrillation for a long time and if you take regular medication for the frequency and anticoagulant for preventing thrombosis it is not a problem to travel or fly . You have just a little beat much high frequencies maybe because of stress.
But if you are not treating your atrial fibrillation I would not recommend you to travel or fly. Because very high frequencies generated by stress may lead to unpleasant events. First of all you should meat your doctor to put you in a stable treatment and than you are free to travel like all other people. You should be on medications that stable your frequency and medications that prevent a thrombosis.
Hope I was helpful. Best regards.
You don't mention in your story if you treat your atrial fibrillation or not.
If you are in atrial fibrillation for a long time and if you take regular medication for the frequency and anticoagulant for preventing thrombosis it is not a problem to travel or fly . You have just a little beat much high frequencies maybe because of stress.
But if you are not treating your atrial fibrillation I would not recommend you to travel or fly. Because very high frequencies generated by stress may lead to unpleasant events. First of all you should meat your doctor to put you in a stable treatment and than you are free to travel like all other people. You should be on medications that stable your frequency and medications that prevent a thrombosis.
Hope I was helpful. Best regards.
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