FAQs A-Fib Ablations: Success Rate for Chronic
FAQs A-Fib Ablations: Success for Chronic
Catheter Ablation
19. “I have Chronic Atrial Fibrillation (the heart remains in A-Fib all the time). Am I a candidate for a Pulmonary Vein Ablation? Will it cure me? What are my chances of being cured compared to someone with Paroxysmal (occasional) A-Fib?”
This is a question that is currently in dispute among researchers in A-Fib. However, most clinical studies suggest that Paroxysmal is more frequently curable by PVA(PVI) than Chronic.
In fact, the French Bordeaux medical group, considered among the… Continue reading
FAQs A-Fib Ablations: Will My A-Fib Eventually Return?
FAQs A-Fib Ablations: Will My A-Fib Return?
Catheter Ablation
11. “I’ve had a successful Pulmonary Vein Ablation (Isolation) procedure a year ago. Will my A-Fib eventually return over time, or am I permanently cured? I’m in normal sinus rhythm and have been A-Fib symptom free.”
We can’t answer definitively yet whether a successful PVA(I) is permanent. PVA(I)s are relatively new. (The author had his PVA(I) in 1998 when he was 57 years old and is A-Fib free today. However, at that time only one of… Continue reading
FAQ – About Recurrence of A-Fib After Successful Catheter Ablation
About Recurrence of A-Fib After Successful Catheter Ablation
by Steve S. Ryan, PhD, June 2014
Ed Grossman recently wrote and asked me about recurrence of A-Fib after a successful catheter ablation:
“I’ve read studies from the French Bordeaux group1 that talk about A-Fib recurring after a catheter ablation, that A-Fib tends to come back. Can A-Fib be cured permanently by a catheter ablation? After a successful catheter ablation, what are my chances of A-Fib recurring?”
The studies you refer to were done in 2001-2002 with 100 patients.… Continue reading
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