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atrial Fib and high blood pressure are two different things. They don't usaully give anti-hypertensive drugs for atrial fib. They give beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, or digitalis. Digitalis slows and strenghthens the heart beat, adn makes it more regular. Atrial Fib deals with the electrical impulses in the body to start the heart and keep it beating . Atrial Fib is very common in an older person, but it a young person has it, it's something to worry about.

But , high blood pressure is one of the many causes of atrial fib.  My guess  is that  her main  over- riding diagnoisis is very high blood pressure. I would think if she takes her anti-hypertensive pills faithfully, the atrial fib should fade in importance into the back ground.  However, if she gets a very fast pulse, it's time to call  9-11 .          

        Sincerely,

           A retired LPN.

Colleen

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hello MCM,my wife takes(sotalol ) to regulate the bottom chamber,,and (xarelto) to hopefully stop blood clots,,her bp is usually around115 over 56,, my understanding is at the moment the doctors dont care what happens in the upper chamber as long as she is taking xarelto ,that should stop blood clots forming after an AF episode,,,,and when the top chamber is in AF,, the (sotolol) stops the bottom chamber from trying to pump at the same pace as the top chamber;;therefore protecting the bottom chamber,,,thanks for the input MCM,,but please correct me if i am wrong