Yeah sorry for the confusion, @TAB ; the implant mention was of my implant - that I trust a lot - that is made by Boston Scientific, who also do the equipment for Pulsed Field Ablations which happens to be useful in some types of afib, besides cardioversion or cryo or heat ablation methods for the same… apparently PFA is better than heat/cold, so it seems.
(I have an implanted cardiac monitor to send data back to cardiologist for a form of sustained ventricular tachycardia that can sometimes lead to sudden cardiac stoppage, and the permanent consequence of having no pulse…the implant is not useful so much in afib from what I understand).
doing a second sleep study test at around 6 months was common for afib patients in the sleep lab I used to work at, especially if CPAP wasn’t suitable. Hopefully the second test gives rise to some answers/corroborates results/provides alternate results.
I’ve seen patients stop breathing for 2-3 and up to 4 mins at a time, repeatedly, throughout the duration of their studies, where I could see dramatic changes (reductions) to SpO2 (oxygen levels) throughout these events (and these patients I would call an ambulance for, and get them taken to the hospital immediately).
I myself stop breathing indefinitely each time I fall asleep - it’s only using a ventilator that keeps me alive by pushing 600ml of air into my lungs 12 times a minute that I maintain sufficient gas exchange, for the entire night. The printout from my device shows less than 6% independent breathing for the entire duration I am asleep. If it wasn’t for this tech, I would only have the time I could stay awake. I’ve been past my use by date for 9 years now (the time I have been reliant on ventilation to keep me alive while sleeping). 🌺
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