Posted by Jim Roff on June 13, 2002 at 19:08:32:
In Reply to: 10 months post maze and having problems posted by Mike Wells on June 05, 2002 at 20:44:10:
Hi Mike,
I too am one of the unlucky ones to experience post maze problems for a long time now. I have been post mini maze III at Cleveland Clinic for 8 plus months now. It took about 5 months to stop having episodes of Atrial Fib. However, I have had almost daily episodes of Atrial Tachycardia's. I am presently investigating Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) and/or Pulminary Vein Ablation (PVA). I have been told that sometimes RFA can resolve some of the Atrial Tachycardia. If not, a PFA can be done. The PFA has the risk of stenosis.
Good luck to you in your research. I have begun working with Dr. Tchou at the Cleveland Clinic. Other Hospitals that do post maze ablations are in St. Louis and Washington DC.
Regards, Jim PS: Keep in touch.