caitlinb2012

Thanks everyone, I also found this article which confirmed some of my suspicions. http://www.drjohnm.org/2014/03/atrial-fibrillation-features-prominently-in-rich-peverley-collapse/ Hoping Peverley has a successful ablation, recovery, and career!

one thing I forgot: or could it just be that he was cardioverted back in September to correct the A-fib temporarily?

Excuse me for the ignorance. I am in school now and a hockey fan and a Peverley fan. I can find nowhere where A-fib is risk for cardiac arrest (if he just has A-fib). The major risks for A-fib are strokes. I also learned about anti-arrhythmics and how they treat arrhythmias but also put you at risk for more deadly arrhythmias. So all I can think is that he was on a drug that led to a more deadly rhythm that led to cardiac arrest. Pilldoc can you help me out in understanding this? I have read numerous articles and can't quite understand what happened. Also he had a procedure in September. I had assumed that was an ablation then. Now people are saying he will have an ablation in the next few days. Is that because the one in September failed? Thoughts with Peverley and his family. Between him and Letang there are too many heart conditions I am learning about being displayed to me by these hockey players!