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AV Node Ablation Pros and Cons
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I have recently been diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension. I never went through with AV Node ablation as tachycardia symptoms were infrequent and manageable with meds.
I think PH was caused by my enlarged left atrium and possibly amioderone which I was on for almost a year. Amioderone also caused bradycardia and I now have a pacemaker. Beware of amioderone. It is an effective anti arrhythmic but can have lethal side effects particularly if you are an elder. I am 83.
Thank you for your post. I hope your symptoms quiet down.
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Interested in your PH diagnosis - this was a finding on a recent routine echo ordered by my EP prior to to the ablation I just had a week ago. The EP said nothing about it but I was concerned and self-referred to a pulmonologist. He first thought maybe I had asthma but then a 6 minute walk test and determined it wasn't asthma but that I needed supplemental oxygen! I was shocked to say the least. I know I have had increasing shortness of breath probably for about the last year but have attributed it to AFib which had gotten worse (thus the choice for ablation). I had been on amioderone for 8 months but now discontinued it with EP's OK. I fear that amioderone did this to me but I can't prove it. Will the PH get better now I'm off the drug (and when it's out of my system)? I had paroxysmal Afib so was not in it all the time. Looking forward to feeling much better as I progress in recovery from my ablation but am very worried about the PH condition.