The Atma Approach

AFib & Rhythm
Irregularities

An irritable, often-stretched atrium.

Why blood thinners are not a reason to skip the apnea, the thyroid, or the pressure still pulling the atrium off rhythm.

By Dr. Neela Sandal

The short answer: When AFib care stops at a blood thinner and rate control, it can miss root causes such as sleep apnea, alcohol, thyroid problems, and high blood pressure. The Atma Approach is to find and treat those causes.

How Does Mainstream Medicine Treat AFib?

Mainstream medicine's approach to AFib is rate-control, a thinner, and an ablation conversation.

Flip, flutter, the panic of a pulse that will not count. Cardiovert if it stays. Ablate if it comes back. Sleep, alcohol, an angry thyroid, and an atrium that stretched from pressure get a sentence, not a rebuild.

Sound like your last doctor's appointment?

What Does Mainstream Medicine Miss About AFib?

Commonly missed root causes of AFib include sleep apnea, alcohol, thyroid problems, and high blood pressure.

AFib is an atrium that got irritable and often stretched. Blood thinners can be life-saving when clot risk is real. They are not a reason to skip the apnea, the nightcap, the thyroid, or the blood pressure that keep pulling the atrium off rhythm.

The Atma Approach looks at you as a unique person. Why is your atrium this irritable?

Has your doctor ever talked to you about these commonly missed root causes?

Commonly Missed Root Causes

•Sleep apnea yanking the atrium every time oxygen drops
•Dehydration and electrolyte swings that start the weekend episode
•High pressure and a stiff left atrium from years of "borderline" hypertension
•Hyperthyroid or under-replaced thyroid throwing rate and rhythm together
•Inflammation, infection, or a post-viral hit that left the conduction system twitchy
•Stimulants, leftover decongestants, and a training load the atrium cannot match
•An ablation-first plan that never tried to shrink the triggers the burn is supposed to outrun

How Can Atma Clinic Help With AFib?

Atma's doctors and nurse practitioners, certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine, work to find and treat the root cause of your AFib rather than only managing symptoms.

We help patients get beyond the "thin the blood and wait for the next episode" only-plan, and solve the underlying root problem.

At Atma, our Medical Doctors (MDs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) go through intensive training to become certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine. They're certified and ready to get to the root of your issue.

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