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Doctors & patients are saying about 'Beat Your A-Fib'...

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Pierre Jaïs, M.D. Professor of Cardiology, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux, France

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Dr. Wilber Su,
Cavanaugh Heart Center, Phoenix, AZ

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Rome, Italy

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Walter Kerwin, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

We’ve Got Answers: Browse Our Q&As About Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Published March 30, 2018

After reading our page about Catheter Ablation: Pulmonary Vein Ablation, you may have many questions. At A-Fib.com, we have answered thousands of questions from A-Fib patients—many of the same questions you may have.

In the realm of catheter ablation, the range of issues and questions can be staggering. Topics including RF energy vs Cryo, enlarged heart and heart failure, PV vs non-PV potentials/triggers, recurrences, O.R. Reports and many more.

At A-Fib.com, we provide answers. Here are a few of the questions we answer in FAQ: Catheter Ablation Procedures:

Steve S. Ryan observing ablation by Dr. Sidney Peykar, Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute

• Radiation exposure: “How dangerous is the fluoroscopy radiation during an ablation? I’m worried about radiation exposure.”

• Blanking Period: “How long before you know a Pulmonary Vein Ablation procedure is a success?

• Clots/Blood Thinners: “I was told that I will have to take an anticoagulant for about 2-3 months after my ablation. Afterwards shouldn’t there be even less need for a prescription anticoagulant rather than more?”

• Non-PV Triggers: “Are there other areas besides the pulmonary veins with the potential to turn into A-Fib hot spots?

• A-Fib cure? “I’ve read that an ablation only treats A-Fib symptoms, that it isn’t a ‘cure’.

Browse our Q&A: Catheter Ablation: Pulmonary Vein Ablation, CyroBalloon Ablation

Additional topics we cover: the heart’s blood pumping capacity, the age range for a successful ablation, time length of a typical ablation, developing a clot during an ablation, resuming ‘normal’ exercise after a PV, who’s a candidate for a Pulmonary Vein Ablation, and more.

Go to FAQ About A-Fib Treatments Options: Catheter Ablation Procedures to browse all our posted questions and ‘click’ on any question to jump to the answer.