Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Support Group
Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmia) which involves the two small, upper heart chambers (the atria). Heart beats in a normal heart begin after electricity generated in the atria by the sinoatrial node spread through the heart and cause contraction of the heart muscle and pumping of blood.
Here's a really interesting short video from a cardiologist who is not very enthusiastic about ablations...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYNT_Cqmb0M
He says the medical community still doesn't understand afib... that ablation success rates are at best 50 to 60 percent range... and are a very last resort therapy.
And Petey... he also says if you're asymptomatic, not to have one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYNT_Cqmb0M
He says the medical community still doesn't understand afib... that ablation success rates are at best 50 to 60 percent range... and are a very last resort therapy.
And Petey... he also says if you're asymptomatic, not to have one.
Jim
Your wife is symptomatic and paroxysmal. That is the ideal ablation patient. If you don't have symptoms and you are persistent or permanent, that is not the ideal candidate.
Tomorrowsdream: I agree with the Maze comment.
petey
By the way i"m writing under a new name since someone hijacked my email address, pass word etc. Had two difficult days closing all accounts and setting everything up again with new names. Heidet now sanibel
Interesting response on the yahoo forum to the video you posted.
By the way "HAPPY FATHER' S DAY" to all you father's out there