Posted by Carl Plaskett on October 03, 2003 at 10:01:43:
In Reply to: 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY posted by THOMAS C. GLASS on October 03, 2003 at 08:40:18:
Tom: I count you among those early posters on this forum, who influenced my decision (and probably Ed's, as well), since our mazes followed yours by only 3 months. Your "immediate cure" made my decision a "no brainer" a few days later, when I went off amiodarone because of lung problems. Being about the same age helped to cinch my decision.
Please post more often to let new afibbers know that you are still doing well.
I believe Drs. Damiano and Brown are still doing the Cox Maze III fairly often and successfully at Ohio State, it just doesn't seem that their patients find this site. They were associates of Dr. Cox while he was there, and Dr. Damiano is his successor.I suspect that there is probably a network of progressive referring cardiologists/EPs who send their patients to Ohio State, whereas many of the folks who end up at the CC do so through their own research and education of their own doctors.
It does APPEAR as though the CC is "where the action is", and I would agree that it is THE current place to go for afib ablations. For the Maze procedure, there are numerous competent surgeons/medical centers, and Ohio State is still among the best, I am sure.
As to your continued difficulty with getting your HR above 120 during exercise: Before afib and drugs, what was your normal exercise HR maximum, and what was your age at that time? I ask because I am just returning to training for triathlons, and find that my max HR at age 62-1/2 is about 140, whereas at age 49-50, I could maintain 165-170bpm for 80-90 minutes. I suspect that my 10 years of deconditioning and less heart flexibility, combined with my current age, are contributing factors to my lower HR.
Stop to visit on your way to Naples this year.
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