That procedure of ablation to treat heart failure worked for me back in 2015. The scariest part was hearing the term
‘heart failure’. I later learned that is a description of a condition due to an event, it does not mean my heart will remain in ‘failure’ mode forever. I recovered quite well, but established a new normal baseline, where it is now a common and non-urgent matter for me to feel a little pressure in the heart area from time to time.
Watchman Procedure - works well! Anyone who has had to be extorted by Pfizer for Eliquis ($500 per month even with insurance) can get off of it with a watchman procedure. I have had it and it works well.
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catheter cryoablation by an experienced and skilled operator should be the treatment of choice for anyone in permanent Afib ... the only better treatment is a Cox Maze IV procedure during open heart surgery ...
antiarrhythmic drugs can sometimes work for some period of time, but most are dangerous and some are extremely toxic ...
all other “treatments” leave you in permanent Afib, reducing your pumping capacity by 20% and leading to even more serious consequences down the road ...
I had a case of Affib about 8 years ago now. It was just an ordinary one. I think I got from take Aleve for too long. I had cyrogenic ablation that solved the problem. Almost instantly. I was in the hospital one day and out the next day. A week later I was back to working out at my local gym. I thought the operation was a miracle because I was so out of it before the operation.
That said I don’t understand this sentence. Can you explain it?
—catheter ablation has been shown to reverse heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in patients with both HFpEF and atrial fibrillation (AF).—
My first iversion and first ablation lasted only a short time. Had to wait for my second ablation due to clots in my LA. Also had heart failure and tachycardia. Second ablation was done this past July. So far so good. Meds are Entestro, Pradaxa and Metoprolol. In January my cardiologist told me it was time to get active. I swim 3 to 4 times a week and feel good. As an aside, he said to quit drinking beer. I told him I had done 9 out of the 10 things he asked me to do. He should be happy. He just shook his head.