Posted by Sarah on December 01, 2003 at 00:21:38:
In Reply to: Re: Atrial Fibrillation Summit, 2003, Cleveland Clinic posted by Jack Drum on November 30, 2003 at 22:23:53:
Jack, I think your right about the new methods using something (like microwave) that doesn't "Heat up" the tissure when ablating around the pulmonary valves (no matter how low the risk is), and things like cryo are a start. The problem, as I remember them saying, with cryo/freesing, is that it's so slow. Slow to scar the tissue throughout the thickness, and less able to "direct" the focus on one spot.
Love ya' Jack.............Sarah