My dad had a heart attack last year. He had to have surgery to correct the problem. He felt better for a while after that, but then began to get dizzy and tired a lot. At first I thought that he was just exhausted, but when he told me he thought his heart beat felt funny I decided I had better take him to the doctor. The doctor checked him over and decided he had a case of Atrial Fibrillation. He said it was most likely caused from the surgery, but could be a serious matter. I couldnt take much more problems with him. I knew I was going to have to hire a nurse to take care of him. I had never heard of Atrial Fibrillation.
My doctor told me that Atrial Fibrillation was simply a heart murmur caused probably by the surgery. He said that the first thing to do is to put him on an anticoagulant to keep him from receiving a pulmonary embolism. He also could no longer take another the counter decongestant. My doctor told me to be careful, because he could possibly develop congestive heart failure. He said my dad was in no immediate danger, but to be careful because he could develop some later. My poor dad! He didn’t need any more bad news. His heart problems stem from his family history. His genetics were to blame.