Posted by Carl Plaskett on November 11, 2002 at 17:17:33:
In Reply to: Maze and Mitral Valve Repair posted by Bill Landis on November 11, 2002 at 16:46:35:
Bill: I think you will find that the ultimate success rate for surgeries similar to yours to be in the 95% range, BUT with some patients, a "touch-up" ablation is necessary to reach that %age. Further, I think it might be a little early to think that your Maze was not successful, since your heart underwent even more trauma than those of us with LAF/Maze surgeries.
Has your problem been identified as Afib, or are you just experiencing some abnormal heartbeats which feel like afib? Some of us have had a few incidents of atrial flutter or atrial tachycardia post maze but they have subsequently disappeared or been ablated ("touch-up") several months later.
Where do you do all of your biking? You sound like a candidate for the old FARTS (Former Afibbers Restored To Sinus) group we are trying to put together for the BikeFlorida.org ride in March.
- Re: Maze and Mitral Valve Repair Bill Landis 18:44:02 11/11/2002 (0)