Re:permanent a fib and stroke

[Guest guest]

Did everyone hear or see the new device that is implanted in the atria and

prevents stroke- no more blood thinning agent needed-

did you guys see this report???

http://www.wnbc.com/health/2807514/detail.html

this could be a major breakthrough for those in permanent a-fib and on

blood thinners-

-Ronnie

[Guest guest]

Ronnie,

Thanks for this great article. How cool would that be? Would love

to know more about the study and procedure. If you see any updates,

please let us know. : )

Debbi, OU Alum in OKC

> http://www.wnbc.com/health/2807514/detail.html

>

> this could be a major breakthrough for those in permanent a-fib and

on

> blood thinners-

>

> -Ronnie

[Guest guest]

>[sNIP]

> http://www.wnbc.com/health/2807514/detail.html

>

> this could be a major breakthrough for those in permanent a-fib and on

> blood thinners-

>

> -Ronnie

Hi Ronnie - I don't think permanent AF is a prerequisite for the

device. It will hopefully help anyone with a high stroke risk,

including those in the paroxysmal and persistent groups.

Not sure if this is the same device...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uid\

s=12914609 & dopt=Abstract

and

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uid\

s=14632953 & dopt=Abstract

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D