Ablation
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Can anyone advise me what % of Af is caused by electrical signals coming from the pulmonary artery in the left upper chamber ? Ive just had this area ablated as its regarded as the most common area for the sorce of Af ?
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mike78443 steve35uk
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steve35uk
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adrian1303 steve35uk
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dont know the answer to your question but how did it go and how you feeling?
A work colleague had it done last week.
Adrian
steve35uk adrian1303
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mike78443 steve35uk
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adrian1303 steve35uk
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work colleague has the same after effects but is getting better now.
glad it has gone well for you and hope you stay af free.
all the best adrian.
steve35uk
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maurice_41348 steve35uk
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mike78443 maurice_41348
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maurice_41348 steve35uk
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maggie34838 steve35uk
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I had a cryoablation on March 4th this year, I live in NZ. Also for me it wasn't too bad an experience. Most of the rogue electrical signals go to where the 4 pulmonary veins enter the heart, that's why they ablate those areas. Here the success rate on a first ablation is around 70%, if a second one is done the success rate goes up to about 90%. Unfortunately I'm still getting occasional AF so am hoping to be given another ablation. I think they then ablate the next likely areas, or do some mapping and find out where your particular problem areas are.
Hope this helps, and that yours is successful first time round.
Cheers Maggie
scraig1954 steve35uk
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steve35uk scraig1954
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Greebo64 steve35uk
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I have some very important info' for this group. I am an AF sufferer since 2008.in 2010 i had my first catheter ablation the new "Arctic front Ablation" [cryo/freezing method] it worked for around 18months but then the AF returned., i put up with it for a couple of years, but I was then recommended another ablation called Point to Point catheter ablation which is the usual or common ablation technique, which burns the problem areas. This was supposed to be "very Low risk minimal invasion Day surgery" with few complications & i was told nothing to worry about we can deal with the complications should any arise. So i went in for the surgery a few ago. During the ablation the prosedure the surgeon peirced a hole in the wall of my heart & he could not stop the bleeding, i was rushed to another theatre [unconcious] where another team had to open my chest, Put me on a bypass machine to enable them to repair the hole & stop the bleeding, i was in theartre a total of around 7 hours, i had to have a transfusion, i was then hept in a comma & put on a life suppoprt machine for 24 hours, following that i was in intensive care for a further 48 hours. several weeks on I am still recovering from this Nightmare.. Also whilst i was in hospital i spoke to another AF ablation patient who had suffered the same heart puncture during the ablation, but he was a bit luckier than me, they managed to stop his bleed without openenig his chest. I have had several different operations over the years & i have never had an issue with bleeding before
My advice to anyone with AF thinking of having an ablation,THINK VERY CAREFULLY, IT IS A DANGEROUS PROCEDURE!! I almost lost my life.
Greebo64