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Any have experience with new "pulse field ablation" procedure

Posted by foothillswater @foothillswater, Sep 5, 2024

As I understand it this procedure is very new but safer and more
effective than traditional ablation. Stanford, UCLA, and possibly Scripps in San Diego are the hospitals thus far using the new procedures here in the West.

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foundryrat743 | @foundryrat743 | Sep 3 9:06pm
In reply to @nevets "PFA in January 2025. BayState Cardiology in Springfield, MA. So far no Afib episodes. Still get..." + (show)
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PFA in January 2025. BayState Cardiology in Springfield, MA. So far no Afib episodes. Still get occasional ectopic beats, which I had before the PFA, but just started drinking magnesium citrate, which appears to be reducing the frequency of those.

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Since I’ve recently been taking magnesium complex supplement ( mg.300 ), which includes magnesium citrate, I have not had any A-fib noticeable episodes. Only recently was I diagnosed with A-fib!

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richey | @richey | Sep 4 9:26am

"New" PFA ? It's been out. FDA approved almost 2 years. Or is there a new technique?
My research says it is very successful but not many Electrophysiogists have a lot of experience as of yet. ?

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the | @the | Sep 4 12:43pm
In reply to @jefftalley "100% successful…I think. I was asymptomatic so I suppose I can’t say for sure that I..." + (show)
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100% successful…I think. I was asymptomatic so I suppose I can’t say for sure that I haven’t had any afib. A Holter monitor and my Apple Watch haven’t picked anything up so I feel good about it. Here is one thing with PFA: when I had mine I had been diagnosed with the afib and PACs, about a 12% burden. The electrophysiologist found the source of the PACs but couldn’t do anything about it because the PFA catheter wasn’t flexible enough or something enough to get to the spot. If my ablation had been done the old fashioned way I wonder if he could have cleaned everything up.

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According to my EP and Cardiologist PACs are not harmful. Pretty common

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sdsue | @sdsue | Sep 5 1:24pm

I had the PF Ablation 2 days ago at Scripps Clinic in San Diego. Procedure was at 7:45 and I was home at noon. I feel good, some slight soreness the first day. Still feeling fatigued but walked 1/2 mile this morning.

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