My Top 7 Articles about Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter Ablation techniques are achieving success rates of 70%-85% in making patients A-Fib-free and up to 90% success when a second ablation procedure is required.
Side Benefits: A successful catheter ablation also reduces development of early onset dementia and returns your risk of stroke to that of a person without A-Fib. Catheter ablation is currently the best technique available for “curing” A-Fib.
You don’t have to live the rest of your life on medication. To seek your A-Fib cure, review these articles to learn more about catheter ablation:
1. A-Fib Research: Live Longer―Have a Catheter Ablation
2. Weight Loss Key to Reverse Atrial Fibrillation, Improve Ablation Success
3. Considering a Catheter Ablation? When Choosing Your Doctor—Know EP’s Complication Rates
4. Chances of A-Fib Recurrence After Successful Catheter Ablation
5. What are the Risks Associated with a Pulmonary Vein Ablation Procedure?
6. A-Fib Ablations: Recurrence (Re-connection) Explained
7. The Evolving Terminology of Catheter Ablation
VIDEO: Catheter Ablation For A-Fib: What it is, How it’s Done and What Results Can Be Expected.
Excellent animations: showing A-Fib’s chaotic signals, and the pattern of ablation scars around the openings to the pulmonary veins. By the Cleveland Clinic (4:00 min.) Go to Catheter Ablation video.