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I am a male aged 66, I was waiting to enter a roundabout when another vehicle ran into the back of my car, the driver was accelerating at the time as they thought I had moved off, I was in shock for a few days and have suffered with whiplash since for which I am getting physio. during a visit to my doctor last week she discovered an irregular pulse and suggested an ecg which I had yesterday which showed up the afib. I take medication to control my blood pressure, I have regular bp checks and have had an ecg in the past few years which showed no problems, so the afib is something recent and I am wondering if it could have been caused by the accident. Oh my lovely partner Joanne has afib and had a mini stroke last year, she is on warfarin so I expect I will be too once I see my doctor on monday. thank you and I look forward to your comments.
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER. Thank you for reaching out to our community with your question.
I am truly sorry to hear about your accident.
The accident did not cause atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart beat or arrhythmia.
Normally, your heart contracts and relaxes to a regular beat. In atrial fibrillation, the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) beat irregularly (quiver) instead of beating effectively to move blood into the ventricles.
If a clot breaks off, enters the bloodstream and lodges in an artery leading to the brain, a stroke results. About 15–20 percent of people who have strokes have this heart arrhythmia. This clot risk is why patients with this condition are put on blood thinners.
Abnormalities or damage to the heart's structure are the most common cause of atrial fibrillation. These include high blood pressure, abnormal heart valves, and history of having a heart attack.
Nonvalvular AFib is atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve issue.
Wishing you well,
October 19, 2016 - 8:46amMaryann
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