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I Have Been Dealing With AFib For About Two Years..has Anyone Taken An Airplane Flight Since Being Diagnosed With AFib??

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Middlefield, OH

I have heard of people having heart attacks after a flight because of the compression put on the heart during flight

September 4, 2023
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A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Yes, I have flown many times with A-Fib. I was able to have an ablation 5 yrs ago and haven’t had any issues since!

September 5, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Hi
I live in California and have flown to Hawaii, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania in the last two years.
I have AFib, Diastolic Heart Failure and Mild to Moderate Emphysema. Was diagnosed March of 2019. I am not on oxygen just take my meds. No problems flying. I make sure I keep to low sodium diet especially when traveling. I take Diltiazem, Lipitor, Xarelto. Hope this helps. Everyone is not the same but the salt and traveling don't mix.🙏

March 17
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Lol I road 2 roller coaster s at Kings dominion 1 year after getting pacemaker yes probably stupid but just wanted to check limitations
That was 2010

November 27, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

That's scary, it will make anyone with heart issues avoid flying.

October 13, 2023

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