What Doctors Don't Tell YouQ I am 72 years old and pretty active, but when I’m at rest - say, watching TV or in bed - my heart pounds like a sledgehammer. I often feel anxious and can’t catch my breath.
About a year ago, I was diagnosed with a heart condition called atrial fibrillation and prescribed 40 mg of verapamil three times a day. The heart specialist tried cardioversion (a short procedure
Q In 2001, my doctor told me that I suffered from mitral-valve prolapse (MVP), and that this heart abnormality was behind the atrial fibrillation with which I had been diagnosed two years earlier. Despite the MVP diagnosis, I remained symptom-free...
