Posted by Carl Plaskett on May 01, 2002 at 07:01:18:
In Reply to: Virginia Mason posted by Terry Sawyer on April 30, 2002 at 22:07:52:
Terry: As Harley says, he doesn't know "which kind" of ablation is done at Virginia Mason. Ablations have been done for a number of years, but NOT all with good results.
I would ask what type of ablation they are doing (cryo, radiofrequency, microwave), what their success rate has been, any strokes or stenosis? Ablations for atrial flutter have been pretty successful, but successful afib ablations are really quite recent because of new equipment which has been developed. The Cleveland Clinic has probably done more of these with a high degree of success than any other center.