Spouse of A-Fib Patient
My husband is newly diagnosed with A-AFib and Heart Failure with 38% EF, he has high blood pressure and was on medication for it. He started retaining fluid and doctor trip discovered A-Fib and night at hospital discovered heart failure. They did a TEE and discovered a suspected blood clot and wasn’t able to do a cardio version and has a follow up with cardiologist and on a waiting list to see EP. They took him off his blood pressure medication and is now on a blood thinner, 3 heart medications and a diuretic. He didn’t have an Apple Watch before diagnosis but got one at the suggestion of the cardiologist and has been in A-Fib 100% since diagnosis. He is taking meds, watching his diet but has not stopped smoking cigarettes or even attempted it. I am worried sick and don’t know how to convince him to quit. If a heart disease didn’t convince him, I don’t think I can either.