Shaah 's Journal

Klara Čičić  In the first 12 weeks after surgery all sorts of heart rythm disturbance is expected. Only EKG monitoring would definitely say is it benign change in heart rate or some sort of arryrhmia like atrial fibrillation etc...

Lilian Peña  If the heart is stopped for surgery, the surgeon must restart it and reintroduce blood into the tissue. This is called reperfusion. Sometimes, heart muscle tissue can be damaged at the cellular level during reperfusion, a phenomenon known as reperfusion injury. In some people, reperfusion injury can lead to complications such as arrhythmias and heart attacks. Reperfusion injury is especially a concern in high-risk patients, including the elderly, people who have had several heart surgeries, patients with severe blockages and those with complex health problems.

I have just read this information or explanation from goggle😃however, this is somewhat true to my post op days experience a month after open heart surgery. Mine stops for about 45 days, I take metoprolol for almost 30 days, a lower dosage might works. Asked your cardiologist. Best of health and take care heart warriors💙🙏

Lilian Peña  In my experience, it was normal.. however, need to asked the doctor about it. Thanks and take care💙

Miriam St.Clair  Lilian, thank you for this post. It was very informative and something I didn't know anything about. I have Afib after open heart surgery and this makes sense.