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A 31-year old asked:
What are some of the risks for an atrial ablation?
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A 77-year old male asked:
Is atrial ablation safe for my son who has wpw?
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A 70-year old female asked:
I was scheduled for atrial flutter ablation but doctor was unable to induce the flutter. Heart healthy other than angry spot on right atrium . Suggests metropolol. Flutter was seen on ILR. now believes it was actually atrial tachycardia. Right?
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A 30-year old female asked:
What is the success rate of ablation of atrial tachycardia?
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A 42-year old asked:
Which is better for an atrial flutter: cardioversion or ablation?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you recommend the best reference source to learn more about ablation of atrial fibrillation?
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A female asked:
If you've had a previous ASD repair with your own tissue, can you still be able to get an ablation for atrial fibrillation decades later?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I had catheter ablation for atrial flutter at BW. How long before I resume normal exercise. I was a rower & am used to strenuous workouts. I am 62.
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A 30-year old asked:
Is there a number one doctor-recommended reference source to know more about ablation of atrial fibrillation?
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A 38-year old asked:
O've had two heart surgeries as a child and had an ablation for atrial fibrillation. How often should I see my cardiologist?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Can cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation cause damage to the coronary arteries close to the ablation site
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A 27-year old asked:
I have atrial fibrillaiton and have no success controlling it. Im looking for advice on possible ablation?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I had a pacemaker put in last year and had a ablation done also. Now they want to do a atrial ventricular node. How would this help me?
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A 65-year old male asked:
What is the success rate for the "firm" procedure for atrial fibrillation and are there any additional risks having it done over a normal ablation
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A 36-year old female asked:
If medication doesn't work and ablation failed, what else the options for atrial tachycardia?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is cardioversion or ablation more effective for treating an atrial flutter?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I unfortunately have a dilated left atrium and afib Lateral size 6.00 cm Is there any point in an ablation to ease this disease ?
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A 35-year old female asked about a 55-year old female:
Do you think Atrial Fibrillation would improve with an ablation? Only remedy so far is cardioversion
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A 34-year old asked:
I had catheter ablation for SVT and atrial flutter yesterday. Should I feel a different heartbeat if i'm cured?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I had a pacemaker put in last year. I had a ablation done also. Now they are talking about going in and atrial ventricular node. How would it help me?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Why would I be completely be dependent on my pacemaker if I have the AV node ablation Such as SVT are atrial fibrillation?
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A 41-year old asked:
I understand that atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia. Is ablation used to treat only afib or other arrhythmia conditions?
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A 61-year old female asked:
I had afib and had a ablation and now have left atrium tachacardia, now they want to do another ablation. I am on coreg (carvedilol) and flecainide. What to do?
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A 52-year old asked:
Can anyone tell me something about ectopic atrial tachycardia? I had an ablation for avnrt, but still have breakthrough episodes and doc says this.
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A 36-year old female asked:
If the source of Atrial Tachycardia cannot be mapped during EP study, can we do AV node ablation instead since I already have a dual chamber pacemaker?
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A 44-year old asked:
I need to undergo cardiac ablation to treat my atrial fibrillation, how do I select a doctor?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Are Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation the same as Atrial Tachycardia? If different, can the Atrial Tachycardia convert to AF/Afib? I have prior ablation due to AVNRT SVT and on pacemaker for total heart block. How come now I also get AT?
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A 23-year old asked:
How effective are ablations for atrial fibrillations?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Dear Cardiologists: My husband (47 y.o.) has had 2 ablations already due to tachycardia (one of them atrial fibrillation) with no success and now he is on heart and anticoagulant medicines, but can't handle side effects... what are his options now?
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A 73-year old female asked:
Acute onset atypical atrial flutter (many prior ablations, including AFib) 9 days ago & clot found on Watchman, so cardioversion aborted after TEE. Is mild stationary bike exercise helpful or hurtful with a thrombus in the face of ongoing flutter?
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