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Posted by TS. BS. Pham Tuyet Trinh - Cardiovascular Center - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.People with atrial fibrillation (complete arrhythmia) should not worry about traveling as long as they get good medical care and advice before their trip. First of all, plan to prepare for the trip to be fun and comfortable.
1. Before going
You should tell your cardiologist about where you are going, how long you will stay. Your doctor will help you reassess your health, looking for possible reasons for you that you may not be able to go.In the experience of Dr. Gordon Tomaselli, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: Please let your cardiologist know if you are wearing a device such as a Pacemaker, Defibrillator and ask for hospital information, information from doctors in The area where you will be staying has the ability to control your device in the event of an emergency. That's especially important when you're in an unfamiliar location.
Need to bring bracelets, or necklaces with your medical information (Medical ID) along with medical records: If you do not have medical information, you need to do these things immediately before you leave. You can buy it at the pharmacy, or prepare your own in a small zip bag, which must contain:
Health condition: Example Hypertension with atrial fibrillation, Diabetes , Arrhythmia Has an implantable device : Pacemaker, Automatic defibrillator: Machine name, implantation time. Medicines you are taking (Name of medicine, strength of drug) Information of your doctor to contact when needed. The benefit of digital ID is that it contains a lot of necessary information
Bring more medicine : According to the survey: Forgetting cigarettes is the most common mistake when traveling, for people with atrial fibrillation, prepare medicine Extras should be put on the first list and should bring double the expected amount. Some should be left in checked baggage and some in hand luggage. This way you always have enough medicine even if one of the bags is lost.
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2. While on the move
Tell security about your implanted devices, be careful, if you bring a pacemaker or other device, don't go through the metal detector (through the security check), it can will damage the operation of the device and endanger you.Mobility:
People with atrial fibrillation often have a high risk of forming blood clots in the heart chambers, it can cause a stroke if sitting for a long time, this risk increases when sitting in cramped seats on cars, airplanes. Therefore, scientists recommend that, if on an airplane, you need to leave your seat regularly 30-40 minutes/time around; If you are traveling by car for a long time, get up, straighten your legs, and take a few steps.
Instrumental left atrial appendage occlusion technique to prevent thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation is a modern technique performed at Vinmec. This technique applies to patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot take long-term anticoagulation to prevent complications caused by atrial fibrillation:
Patient is intolerant of oral anticoagulants. The patient has a history of bleeding due to previous anticoagulation. The patient was unable to comply with oral anticoagulants. Patients contemplating pregnancy cannot use oral anticoagulants. The patient had a recurrent cerebrovascular accident due to left atrial thrombosis despite being on anticoagulation with adequate doses. Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital with a team of experienced doctors and nurses who are professionally trained at home and abroad combined with modern facilities. The hospital is equipped with Hybrid Operating Room and DSA System, 2 modern angiography systems Discovery IGS 730 of GE and Allura Xper FD20 of Philips for a successful rate of left atrial appendage occlusion by instruments over 90%.
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