Posted by Tim Hawkins on August 22, 2001 at 16:24:06:
In Reply to: Ablation posted by Mike Maples on August 21, 2001 at 17:01:45:
What do others reading this think the risks are with ablation that goes after a-fib. Isn't the probe placed in the throat of the major veins? Doesn't this heat cause risks that the veins will constrict at the point where they enter the heart?
I had ablation done a year and a half ago for flutter. The first ablation didn't work and I was back in flutter 3 days later. Two days later I had ablation again and have had no more flutter. Now I have just the afib!!! It has been getting to be more and more of a problem and am thinking about the MAZE to end this major problem in my life.
Tim