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Flutter Ablation Versus Conservative Treatment First

Posted by gregkogan @gregkogan, Apr 10 10:05pm

Hi All,
I am 72 years old and for years I had irregular ECG which could also be called as a family history since my dad always had it as well.
After visiting my cardiologist a couple months ago to get clearance for simple cataract surgery I was told that based on latest ECG the conditions got worse and I was also told to start taking Eliquis asap to get ready for flutter ablation procedure which is low risk, high success procedure, etc. so at this point I am still considering whether I should go ahead with it or get the second opinion to see if any other conservative options (medications which I never had until now) ) could be on the table instead of doing flutter ablation.
So wondering if anyone was facing choices like this and what decisions were made

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gregkogan | @gregkogan | Apr 12 6:04am

Thanks again for so detail response.
It is my plan to get the second opinion before commit anything even I am pretty sure I am going to go ahead with it after some additional steps are taken
As I mentioned earlier my ECG wasn't normal at least for last 15-20 years and that is why I had to go though a lot of tests to get clearance before any surgeries are done (last time when I had another major surgery in 2020 -not related to heart issues).
However after doing a lot of tests in the past ablation was never offered until now but I guess at the moment everything got way worse.

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gloaming | @gloaming | Apr 12 11:20am
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Thanks again for so detail response.
It is my plan to get the second opinion before commit anything even I am pretty sure I am going to go ahead with it after some additional steps are taken
As I mentioned earlier my ECG wasn't normal at least for last 15-20 years and that is why I had to go though a lot of tests to get clearance before any surgeries are done (last time when I had another major surgery in 2020 -not related to heart issues).
However after doing a lot of tests in the past ablation was never offered until now but I guess at the moment everything got way worse.

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@gregkogan I wish you great success.

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