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Pulse field ablation

Posted by wews @wews, 6 days ago

Has anyone had a pulse field ablation? I have three precious ablations but none have worked because the place in my heart that the cardiologist needs to ablate is too close to my esophagus. I am scheduled to have one in mid December. He said I have a 60% chance of it working. Does anyone have any experience with this? Has anyone had one? Has it worked? Any insights or downsides are appreciated.

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ladylennie | @ladylennie | 5 days ago

I had a pfa in mid June. It actually was a combined pfa for afib and rfa for atrial flutter. I had paroxysmal afib for 3 years and one episode of persistent afib. So far it has worked. I had one brief episode (less than 1 hour and no meds,) of afib 3 weeks after the ablation. It was considered normal during the blanking period. Nothing since. Of course if know it could come back but 5 1/2 months afib free has been great.

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dclifford47 | @dclifford47 | 5 days ago

Had a pfa two months ago. Did not work. Since, I have had another cardioversion, which, also did not work(5th one).
I will probably be scheduled for another pfa, soon. These are all normal experiences while trying to stop AFib.

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wews | @wews | 5 days ago
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I had a pfa in mid June. It actually was a combined pfa for afib and rfa for atrial flutter. I had paroxysmal afib for 3 years and one episode of persistent afib. So far it has worked. I had one brief episode (less than 1 hour and no meds,) of afib 3 weeks after the ablation. It was considered normal during the blanking period. Nothing since. Of course if know it could come back but 5 1/2 months afib free has been great.

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@ladylennie wow that is great news. You make me hopeful!

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wews | @wews | 5 days ago
In reply to @sjm46 "@wews I truly believe that you will do well; you have a hopeful, positive attitude. This..." + (show)
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@wews I truly believe that you will do well; you have a hopeful, positive attitude. This chat line has been so helpful to me and I believe we all need support and encouragement to hang in there. We aren't alone in this journey and we can learn a lot from hearing other's experiences, so I truly appreciate your feedback too! Good luck and best wishes. Please let us know how you do. I know I counted down the days on my calendar for the ablation and went in fearless! I just knew it would help but I had no idea how difficult the thing was for my surgeon until I read his report on my chart. I sent him a huge thank you note this morning. I feel blessed! I know you will be too!

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@sjm46 thanks so much for your encouragement. After three failed ablations I really want to have hope for this one! I will let you know how I do after Christmas!

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suerte | @suerte | 5 days ago

Did your EP have a CT scan done prior to the ablation? I had CT scan done and it was done specifically to locate the esophagus as well as other organs around the heart.

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wews | @wews | 5 days ago
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Did your EP have a CT scan done prior to the ablation? I had CT scan done and it was done specifically to locate the esophagus as well as other organs around the heart.

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@suerte yes. He did one and all the mapping is ready.

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JT1959 | @jefftalley | 5 days ago

I had one in July 2024 at Mayo Jacksonville for afib. So far, so good - no issues. Best of luck!

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queenofjacks | @queenofjacks | 5 days ago

I had a PFA 6 months ago & it was fabulous. I have felt great until 3 weeks ago when my heart started skipping a beat. I am wearing a monitor again to see what is going on. My heart rate is not high like it was, just something does not feel right.
Sending good vibes to all those dealing with AFIB.

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wews | @wews | 5 days ago
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I had a PFA 6 months ago & it was fabulous. I have felt great until 3 weeks ago when my heart started skipping a beat. I am wearing a monitor again to see what is going on. My heart rate is not high like it was, just something does not feel right.
Sending good vibes to all those dealing with AFIB.

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@queenofjacks hoping your heart settles down. I have heard that is normal. Stay positive! I may get a loop recorder down the road so my physician can monitor my heart daily and tell me if there is an issue. I had one and it was wonderful but I had to have it removed because I had bilateral mastectomies after a breast cancer diagnosis and it wasn’t positioned well against the expanders after the surgery. Now that reconstructive work is done I may be able to get one again.

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jtchip | @jtchip | 5 days ago

I had 2 ablations yesterday. PFA for AFib and RFA for SVTs. Spoke to my EP just a little while ago. He actually called me to see how I was doing. So far fine. A little groin ache but nothing horrendous. He feels that both ablations will leave me feeling great and he has high expectations for success.

I wish you well and as I recover, I'll post as to how I am doing.

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