Radio frequency ablation

Specialties CCU

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What's been your experience with patients undergoing radio frequency ablation for chronic afib? Does it work? Do your patients tend to experience blocks and dysrhythmias post procedure, if so, does this tend to resolve over time or do they typically end up with needing a pacemaker? Thanks.

Specializes in cardiac, PAR.

My husband is 55, chronic a fibber for 7 years. He had two femoral RFablations with no good results. Last spring he was the 35th patient in Seattle to have a thoracic ablation. Now he will have great weeks in RSR but will go into A flutter rate of 120. He tolerated the flutter better than fib, but to avoid a chronic state, he's been cardioverted 4 times. He's actually weaning off Toprol (from 200mg/day to 50) and still takes 300mg. Rithmol/day.

We are going to work more on the EP aspects, determining why he can't stay in RSR. What's the best clinic in US? Mayo?

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Specializes in CVICU, MICU, CCRN-CSC.
My husband is 55, chronic a fibber for 7 years. He had two femoral RFablations with no good results. Last spring he was the 35th patient in Seattle to have a thoracic ablation. Now he will have great weeks in RSR but will go into A flutter rate of 120. He tolerated the flutter better than fib, but to avoid a chronic state, he's been cardioverted 4 times. He's actually weaning off Toprol (from 200mg/day to 50) and still takes 300mg. Rithmol/day.

We are going to work more on the EP aspects, determining why he can't stay in RSR. What's the best clinic in US? Mayo?

Our CT surgeon and our EP MD's went to a conference last week, and we are going to be a site for some research into AFIB and different procedures. When we get more info I will let you you!! Our last two MAze's went great!!

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