AFIB with Qualifyiers?

Afib with Qualifiers?

by Gemita - 2022-02-07 07:57:08

Bob,

No, my doctors have never used this term but I am assuming you mean “all” the different forms/types of AFib potentially out there, most of which are widely known and discussed on the internet? 

As you will know, definition of the type of AF you have depends on so many factors like how often it occurs, how long it lasts, how it behaves, how it responds to treatment, what triggers it e.g. exercise, rest, acute illness, how fast your heart rate is when in AF.  Is this the sort of info you are looking for?

Different types/forms of AF:-

- Paroxysmal (intermittent) AF (PAF) which stops on its own in less than 24 hrs but may last up to a week.  PAF episodes can happen frequently.

- Persistent AF, usually lasts for more than one week, but may stop on its own

- Long-term persistent AF, lasting for more than a year 

- Permanent AF, when AF cannot be stopped despite treatment, it is considered permanent

- Nonvalvular AF caused by conditions like high blood pressure, overactive thyroid vs. Valvular AF caused by a faulty heart valve 

- AF with a rapid ventricular response rate (I have this type)

- AF with a slow ventricular response rate (husband has this type)

-  AF with a normal ventricular response rate

-  Adrenergic or Vagal forms of AF (Mine appear more vagal in nature)

-  Acute onset AF as a result of an acute illness like an infection 

-  Postoperative AF due to the stress/trauma of the op/condition being treated

-  Regular and Irregular AF presentation?  or other “irregularly irregular” presentations - like Atrial Flutter with variable conduction or MAT (multi focal atrial tachycardia) may also be present and complicate the picture and diagnosis of AF- see healio.com first short link:

https://www.healio.com/cardiology/learn-the-heart/ecg-review/ecg-topic-reviews-and-criteria/atrial-fibrillation-review

Not sure if following detailed link will help:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.637680/full

Thank you Gemita.

by BOBTHOM - 2022-02-18 10:51:36

Thanks for the info.  I am still working through it. It was a comment made by a PA for an electrophysiologist while discussing my last ICD discharge.