Posted by MIKE JOHNSON on August 22, 2001 at 10:15:03:
In Reply to: Ablation posted by Mike Maples on August 21, 2001 at 17:01:45:
MIKE, I HAD THE MAZE AT THE CC ON 1-12-01. IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED FOR THE AF BUT NOW I HAVE A-TACHACARDIA. THE EP AT GEORGETOWN MEDICAL SAID THAT IT COULD BE A BY PRODUCT OF THE MAZE OR MY PROBLEM ALL ALONG. HE ASK IF I HAD AN EP STUDY PRIOR TO THE MAZE. I TOLD HIM NO THAT MY EP SAID THAT I DID NOT NEED ONE. HE SAID THAT IF I HAD THE STUDY I MIGHT NOT HAVE NEEDED THE MAZE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU LOOK INTO AN EP STUDY WHERE THEY HAVE A 3-D IMAGING MACHINE. THIS IS SOME WHAT NEW AND SHOWS YOUR HEART IN 3-D AND WHERE THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IS COMING FROM. IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN GET THROUGH AN ABLATION, BUT THEY CAN DO THE STUDY AND THE ABLATION AT THE SAME TIME IF THEY FIND ANY THING. I HAD A STUDY DONE AT GEORGETOWN ON THE 6TH OF AUGUST. THEY ABLATED A SPOT ON THE RIGHT ATRIM THAT WAS CAUSING A-T. I HAVE TO RETURN ON THE 29TH OF AUGUST SO THEY CAN GET THE SPOT ON THE LEFT SIDE. DR. SOLOMON SAID THAT I WOULD BE 100 % AFTER THAT. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CALL DR. NATALIE AT THE CC 1-800-223-2272 EXT 44293 AND ASK FOR DIANA BASH AND TALK TO HER. OR CALL THE GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER 1-202-784-2000 AND GET DR. SOLOMON'S OFFICE AND ASK FOR NANCY NOLIN OR TALK TO TERRY PALAZZO. DR. NATALIE SAYS THAT HE IS GETTING VERY HIGH SUCCESS RATE 80 %. FIND A PLACE YOU LIKE THAT CAN DO THE STUDY AND ABLATION IF THEY FIND SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN GET. AF MOVES AROUND VERY MUCH AND IS HARD TO ABLATE. THAT'S WHY THE MAZE WORKS SO WELL IT BLOCKS IT PATH WAYS SO IT CAN'T GET TO THE AV OR SINUS NODE. GOOD LUCK MIKE JOHNSON