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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: May 31 3:31pm | Replies (9)
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Hi, I'm not sure your email was meant for me. I did read it and got a
little lost in the details(which I totally understand given all of the
issues I have with my own heart) but if one of your main concerns is afib
you may want to research the Wolf Procedure which is done at Houston
Methodist in Houston, TX. There is a very helpful Facebook forum called The
Wolf Procedure - Live AFib free. Good luck.
Brian
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Thank you Brian. I was fascinated by the simplicity of the Wolf Procedure when I looked into it. Watched the videos, read several papers of theirs. What I have learned is that - with an enlarged LA, one can NOT ONLY do the pulmonary lesion set. THAT is what the Wolf procedure does.
I loved the idea that as one of the vidoes stated, "You don't have to worry about the posterior LA backwall". Well, that area contains the cells that go rouge very early in most athlete's enlarging LA situation. Additionally with DOUBLE the size of the general population's LARGEST LA volume, there is soooooooo much more tissue to develop erratic signals. The mitral isthmus is a real conduction line. Not addressed in Wolf.
I liked the idea of a wolf procedure. Good for many people. Quite adequate for many situations if your specifics fit. Thanks
Susan.