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Medical Forum / General / Cardiology / December 2005Afib and ablation
Two weeks ago I underwent RF catheter ablation of paroxysmal Afib. My EP predicted I "might" have arrhythmias episodes for up to 2 month following the procedure. Back home, I have since then experienced as many as six episodes of little symptomatic, but perceptible, afib-like arrhythmia lasting quite long, i.e. from 12 up to 24 hours. All in all, I'd say that so far I've been doing worse than before the ablation :-( Should I worry? Thank you in advance and best wishes to all of you! > Two weeks ago I underwent RF catheter ablation of paroxysmal Afib. > My EP predicted I "might" have arrhythmias episodes for up to 2 month [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thank you in advance and best wishes to all of you! I don't know, but my Dad had this procedure and had no episodes immediately after the procedure lasting for years afterwards. Larry E. > Two weeks ago I underwent RF catheter ablation of paroxysmal Afib. > My EP predicted I "might" have arrhythmias episodes for up to 2 month [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thank you in advance and best wishes to all of you! >Should I worry ? I'd imagine that every thing is great. Small afib's just a heads up to take better care. I can't tell you anything as I'm like you. Still worry takes away from your present moment. Please enjoy it and be aware that extended family is effected in subtle ways too. Scares everyone ! My experience. Bill  SignatureGarden Shade Zone 5 S Jersey USA in a Japanese Jungle Manner.39.6376 -75.0208 This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. Uplbet <nospam@nospam.it> wrote in news:64c3r19g6qs9bvvcq4ks907e8eqibc5eoa@ 4ax.com: > Two weeks ago I underwent RF catheter ablation of paroxysmal Afib. > My EP predicted I "might" have arrhythmias episodes for up to 2 month [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thank you in advance and best wishes to all of you! You should try not to worry. I've heard that it can sometimes take a few months, post-op, for the heart to settle down. L. One question, Uplbet, -- what percentage cure rate did your doctor quote you for the RF catheter ablation of Afib?? Here is the Cleveland Clinic's own description of the cure rate for Afib ablation. How successful is PVAI in treating atrial fibrillation? Success rates for PVAI are defined as restoring a patient's normal sinus rhythm while not being dependent on medications to control the heart rhythm. Pulmonary vein isolation has an 80 to 85 percent success rate with the first ablation. For those who have returned for further ablation, the success rate has been 95 percent. Il 28 Dec 2005 20:29:09 -0800, "Erskine James" <erskinej@gmail.com> ha scritto: >One question, Uplbet, -- what percentage cure rate did your doctor >quote you for the RF catheter ablation of Afib?? my ablation was performed in the arrhythmology unit lead by Dr. Carlo Pappone at the San Raffaele University Hospital of Milan, Italy. They claim 92% success for paroxysmal afib (my case), 85% for permanent afib. They applied the PVI technique used by Pappone in Milan, technique named "anatomically based circumferential PV ablation." By the way, that technique was described at the Boston A-Fib Symposium in January 2003 http://www.a-fib.com/BostonA-FibSymposium2003.htm Regards and best wishes Uplbet, >From that website you show directed me to, Pappone there quoted 87% success rate--and about equal for PAF and chronic afib. --- Dr. Pappone's success rate for patients monitored over a three year period was 87%. He had approximately equal success with both Paroxysmal (occasional) and Chronic (all the time) A-Fib. These numbers are fairly similar to Cleveland Clinic. So if he does 100 patients, then 13 of them will not be cured with the procedure. You might be in that group. I do not have your telemetry with me, but that is quite conceivable. Il 29 Dec 2005 12:58:44 -0800, "Erskine James" <erskinej@gmail.com> ha scritto: >These numbers are fairly similar to Cleveland Clinic. So if he does 100 >patients, then 13 of them will not be cured with the procedure. You >might be in that group. I do not have your telemetry with me, but that >is quite conceivable. I'd say that is quite logical and understandable :-( My key question now is: would two "troublesome" post-op weeks be indicative of a likely unsuccessful procedure, or should that rather be considered as an almost normal post-op evolution? You know, they did tell me (in writing) that I could experience various forms of arrhythmia in the post-op two months timeframe ... Thank you Without seeing the telemetry, I would be purely guessing. It can be either. > Il 29 Dec 2005 12:58:44 -0800, "Erskine James" <erskinej@gmail.com> ha > scritto: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > indicative of a likely unsuccessful procedure, or should that rather > be considered as an almost normal post-op evolution? More paroxysmal atrial fibrillation **after** a procedure would suggest a failed procedure. > You know, they did tell me (in writing) that I could experience > various forms of arrhythmia in the post-op two months timeframe ... They would have rathered you did not. > Thank you You are welcome. All praises belong to the LORD, Whom I love with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength :-)) Would be more than happy to "glow" and chat about this and other things like cardiology, diabetes and nutrition that interest those following this thread here during the next on-line chat (01/05/06) from 6 to 7 pm EST: http://tinyurl.com/cpayh For those who are put off by the signature, my advance apologies for how the LORD has reshaped me: http://tinyurl.com/bgfqt Prayerfully in Christ's love, Andrew http://tinyurl.com/b6xwk Il Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:26:01 +0100, Uplbet <nospam@nospam.it> ha scritto: >[...] first of all, my thanks to James and Andrew. Perhaps I should better have my implanted double chamber pacemaker controlled by my EP around mid January, in order to understand (from the PM tracking history log) how my heart has actually been doing during the after-ablation four weeks period. Do you think that is a good idea? 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