Posted by rob hamill on September 23, 2001 at 21:48:37:
In Reply to: Sucess rate/ Death rate posted by Bill Jocelyn on September 22, 2001 at 06:35:17:
As long as you are relatively healthy, your risks of staying in AF for a year are greater than the risk of surgery(statistically speaking). Cleveland must be well over 300 mazes by now, and there have been no deaths and no strokes. The whisper number that I got from my doctor is 97% success.
You can't win if you don't play your cards!
This surgery is going to explode in popularity once these miraculous statistics become more known. That said, I was sure to make my peace with god before my operation Good luck and spread the word and support once you can.