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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Sep 19, 2020 | Replies (86)
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Sorry to learn of your episodes since the ablation. Again my second ablation was centered in the left chamber where It seems there were cells causing the heart to pump at the wrong time. The right chamber is where the equipment to kill cells must enter the heart.. Only by going thru the heart wall between the two chambers and entering the left chamber was the doctor able to get to the cells causing the problem. Last point, not all doctors get into the left chamber (my first doctor did not). But of course, I have no idea where or why your problem continues.
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Hello , I too, had an ablation on the left side of my heart. The accessory pathway is nothing more than a small muscle fiber about 1-2 mm in size that crosses from the upper chambers (atria) to the lower heart chambers (ventricles) About 65% of these connections are located between the left atrium and left ventricle. The other 35% or so are located on the right side of the heart between the right atrium and right ventricle. It is my understanding that all EP doctors can ablate on either side of the heart. Since 65% of these problems occur on the left side it makes sense that they would be able to. I had two ablations where the doctor did not perform a transseptal approach. . One was because they were not able to locate the site of the accessory pathway and the 2nd time because I had experienced a sustained episode of SVT and AF prior to the ablation and they didn't want to dislodge a clot if there was one. My point is that a transseptal approach does not require a "specialist" electrophysiologist. They should all be able to do that. Hope that was clear! Martishka