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I recently had a pulsed field ablation which resulted in pericarditis

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Mine wasn't a PFA but .... I had a Radio Frequency Ablation (2020)...actually that was 2nd of 3 & I ended up with Pericarditis also (EP said he may have burned a little too much). 911 back to the hospital the same night I was released after the ablation (done previous day) where I stayed for 4 or 5 days. Colchicine worked just fine - was on it both in the hospital & for a few days after released home.

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gracie71 | @gracie71 | May 3, 2024

Thank you for being so kind to share your experience with cardiac ablation and then going back into hospital so quickly with pericarditis. I have been second guessing myself right and left about choosing the Pulsed Field Ablation thinking perhaps it was too new of a procedure and needed more time to prove its efficacy.

I was stunned by the amount of hard pain it took to breath and had no idea that was a potential side effect. I believe l remember that it was perhaps referred to as trivial fluid around the heart.

I'm curious since you have had 3 ablations are you now free from Afib?
Do you still have to take blood thinners and an anti arrhythmia drug and/or blood pressure medication?

I do wish you well on your rode towards recovery and will forever be grateful to you for helping me so much by sharing how you managed 3 ablations.

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