Mark57 wrote:
Balanced, informative and succinct. Thanks Alan. Did you get into the habit of recognising AF by feeling your pulse? Cheers,
Mark57
Thanks Mark!
Honestly, when resting, most of the times I can feel episodes of a-fib directly in my chest. A pretty pronounced 'fluttering'. But yeah, if I take my pulse it's not regular. Generally not super fast (tachycardic) just out of rhythm. Like a bah-bump then a long pause then a bah-bah-bump - that sort of thing.
When exercising, I don't feel the direct effects (palpitations) as much during an episode but it manifests as feeling like the effort is 'a zone up' on what's normal for me & I see that in the HRM. A hill that's normally 140bpm will all of a sudden be 160bpm with the accompaning feelings of a strong effort - heavy breathing etc at a pretty easy pace. I'll generally walk at that point and it eventually resolves.
Best,
Alan Couzens, M.Sc. (Sports Science)
Exercise Physiologist/Coach
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Alan Couzens: May 23, 19 14:27