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Her Mother & Sister Had Atrial Fibrillation, Then She Develops Silent Persistent A-Fib
Frances Koepnick from Athens, GA, was diagnosed with silent persistent A-Fib in 2014. Unlike many other stories on A-Fib.com, Frances was familiar with Atrial Fibrillation. She’s the third person in her family with A-Fib—after her mother and older sister. (However, they both had paroxysmal A-Fib). Read about her 3-year journey to a life free of the burden of A-Fib:
Frances K.
“I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) at age 69, while undergoing a pre-operative physical examination prior to hip replacement surgery. This was a surprising development since my A-Fib was completely “silent” with no symptoms.
Six Cardioversions: Not a Long-Term Solution: Eventually, I underwent a total of six cardioversions in an attempt to return my heart to normal sinus rhythm. Three of these procedures were electrical cardioversions and three were by means of intravenous drugs. I soon learned that cardioversion is rarely effective for maintaining normal sinus rhythm over a significant period of time.
Consulted Five Cardiologists: I eventually consulted a total of five cardiologists. The advice of the first two cardiologists was to “just take my medications and live with A-Fib”. I have a background in anatomy/physiology as well as microbiology, so I asked a lot of questions— and managed to irritate several physicians.” …continue reading her story…
