In certain instances, medications or cardioversion may not control your atrial fibrillation effectively. A specially trained cardiologist (called an electrophysiologist) may perform a surgical procedure called an ablation to fix your atrial fibrillation. A radiofrequency ablation is done through a catheter...
Treatment: Ablation In certain instances, medications or cardioversion may not control your atrial fibrillation effectively. A specially trained cardiologist (called an electrophysiologist) may perform a surgical procedure called an ablation to fix your atrial fibrillation. A radiofrequency ablation is done...
After successful ablation of the AV node, electrical discharges from the atria can no longer reach the ventricles. Destruction of the AV node (whether by catheter ablation or by the disease that occurs with age) can lead to an excessively slow rate of ventricular contractions (slow heart rate)...
After a while, the effort of pumping could make your heart so weak that it can't send out as much blood as your body needs. This is called heart failure. Blood can get backed up in the veins of your lungs and cause fluid to build up there. That causes symptoms suc...
"As a whole, patients' pre-procedure scores improve by over 30 points after an ablation with the Fix AFib Clinic." AFEQTAtrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life "Two weeks after my heart surgery, I am back to work, directing my son in the garden, and feeling better than I have in...
AV node ablation.Atrioventricular (AV) node ablation is an inpatient procedure that uses catheters to make scars in the AV node. This part of your heart connects the upper and lower chambers. After this, you’ll need to use a pacemaker to keep a normal heart rhythm. ...
Early or delayed AFib ablation after heart failure hospitalization?Anderson, PaulineCardiology News
Patients in atrial fibrillation longer than 48 hours may need three weeks of treatment with an anticoagulant medication, such as warfarin, before cardioversion and usually for at least four weeks after. Anyone with underlying heart disease or those who do not respond to rate-controlling treatment ma...
Click on the image for a YouTube video of Ross parachuting after his procedure ABOUT THE WOLF PROCEDURE For patients with AFib, and specially those patients who have had more than one AFib catheter ablation procedure or other devices installed in their heart, the Wolf Procedure can be life-cha...
Catheter Ablation and those who are looking for information about post-surgical life. Not only does it cover the ins and outs of the various weight loss surgery procedures and life before and after surgery, but we hope that you will find tips and tricks that you just can’t find anywhere ...