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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Sep 17, 2022 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "No, but I am also considering an ablation soon and have started consults with several EP's..."
Ted, here's a 2021 trial with 203 patients.
- Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2029554
Excerpt:
"In this randomized, multicenter trial, the initial use of cryoballoon ablation was superior to drug therapy for the prevention of atrial arrhythmia recurrence, with 75% of patients in the cryoballoon group and 45% of patients in the drug-therapy group having treatment success at 12 months."
@tct, did you see @warbru's helpful post? What questions do you have about cryoballoon ablation?
Just had my second cryo-ablation two days ago-- First was performed in January 2022 which is apparently successful (pulmonary veins). Second was required for Atrial Flutter in the right atrium but while in there mapped the heart and found two other areas in the left that he did also. Was as outpatient - procedure was about three hours with recovery about the same and all is well at this time. IN at 11:30 (1 hour of prep) 12:30 surgery and home by 6:30.