Can too little iron in the blood (Anemia) cause Atrial Fibrillation?
(Thanks to Sally Mertens for this response. “Based on my experience dealing with chronic A Fib, I would stress the importance of having ferritin level checked. Once a doctor (my GYN [Gynecologist] not my Cardiologist!) figured out that my chronic A-Fib might be related to my low ferritin level (9), after only 6 weeks of taking Repliva (82 mg/day iron), my ferritin was up to 29 and my A Fib had stopped. (Another over-the-counter iron supplement is Floradix.) I havent had one A Fib attack since I started the Repliva. I concurrently stopped donating blood (which I was doing as frequently as possible) and began eating beef – at least 8 ounces per week – (after 3 years as a vegetarian). My GYN would like to see my ferritin level at about 50 and told me it would take about 6 months for me to get my blood stores back to normal. I feel extremely lucky and grateful that when I moved to a new town, I got referred to a GYN who was well aware of the link between anemia in pregnancy and heart condi
