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← Return to PACs after ablation
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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Dec 15, 2023 | Replies (13)
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It is very common and even NORMAL to have PACs for weeks to months after an ablation. Sometimes people have some PVCs, too. PACs are NOT dangerous, by the way. I had an ablation over 15 years ago and had them and still do sometimes (just because most people do). I would advise you try to get your worry under control which would well help the PACs. And for heaven's sake, talk to your doctor and ask him or her if it is not true that PACs are common, frequently occur for a while after an ablation etc. Of course, if you prefer medications which can come loaded with their own side effects , that's up to you.
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Thank you for this. I had a double ablation 7 weeks ago. Cryo for afib and RF where they addressed 2 areas of “PAC morphologies.” Since I’d only had three episodes of Afib almost a year ago I have no idea how successful that was. But I had two weeks completely free of all PACs and it was miraculous to have a calm heart for the first time in 50 years. Then all of a sudden they came back with a vengeance. I have been so disheartened and my EP just said when they ablate one area for PAC new ones can pop up. They are so bad it’s very hard to go to sleep and being overtired has always been a trigger. Then I get upset and that’s a trigger. I am harboring a hope that it’s just part of the so called “blanking” period but then why did I have two amazing weeks of freedom from arrhythmias? I know they are not dangerous, I’ve had them most my life. But not like what I have now which is relentless. And very pronounced.