Fainted while in Afibs - Was I in danger of not regaining consciousness?

[bundleblocker]

I guess my question is, are Afibs life-threatening (other than causing clots I mean) After I came out of the faint I was back in normal sinus rhythm.

I know V-tachs can kill you, but can Afibs?

Still waiting to get an appt. with my cardiologist, but my internist said he thought the faint was due to either dehydration or low blood pressure. Waiting for blood results

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[DeltaDawn23]

I had a medical conversion from Afib and when I converted (in the hospital) there was a 9 second pause, which made me feel faint.  I did not pass out, but was told later that was a pretty long pause.  another doctor said it was normal when you convert.

[heartnut]

I have the same thing happening to me. I have had A-fibs for a very long time, but the last 2-3 years, it is accompanied by these black-out spells and it always seems at precisly the moment my heart reverts back to a normal rhythm. Habe you ever herad of anyone else doing that? What does your doctor say?
I had all kinds of blood test and heart test done and I passed them all.

[bundleblocker]

Thanks, yes that is my understanding too. And my heart is healthy.  Just wondering if the Afibs caused the fainting epiosode; if so, that has never happened before.  I just feel light-headed when I have them. But this time I felt dizzy, sweaty, had to sit down and then, next thing I knew, I was on my hands and knees bleeding from several cuts.

So must have blacked out for a few seconds and hit my face when I keeled over.

Luckily it happened inside the house, not outside, and my hip (operated on 5 weeks ago) was not affected.

[Topher7]

A-fibs are dangerous if you have an unhealthy heart and therefore become more likely to shoot a clot and have a stroke. A-fibs with blood thinners, from my understanding, should be safe. Most cardiologists I ave dealt with have told me my occassional A-fib is not life threatening or dangerous and alot of it is due to my healthy heart.