Re: Pulmonary Vein Isolation

[Guest guest]

I just posted a response to regarding her & my experiences at the

Cleveland Clinic. It's generally rated in the top 5 in the world regarding a

PVA's. Your not very far away. Check them out. I'm 23 years older than you, &

I'm considered " young " to be on rhythm control drugs with my projected life

expectancy, let alone someone your age. (according to my cardiologist, although

everyone tolerates them differently) Best of Luck to you !

Thor

Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Long time listener, first time caller....

I am thirty-five years old. Started having Afib problems last summer

playing rec-hockey. Did all the standard things, Beta blockers,

holter monitors, event studies..etc etc. My heart doctor believed

that i was have psvt's during stenuous exercise that was breaking

down into afib afterwords. I had an ep study in Nov which he ruled

out psvt and determined that i was having a tachycardia caused by bad

signal from the Pul veins. This tach. is breaking down into afib

about 50% of the time. I ONLY get this with very stenuous exercise

such as ice-hockey or basketball. To my knowledge i have never been

in afib other than exercise induced. my afib would always self

correct itself within a few hours or after a nights sleep. I am

currently on verapamil. The medicine has done an adequate job of

keeping my heart rate down after exercising but has done nothing to

prevent the tach. The afib episodes are just as frequent and have

begun to last for longer periods. 12-15 hours. My doctor feels that

this is a progression of the afib and suggests either medicine to

control heart rate or pvi. he rates the medicine at about a 60%

chance of controling my problem with unknown side effects of the

medicine. I have alway tolerated betablockers and verapamil well.

He rates the PVI at about 80% chance for a CURE. I would much prefer

trying for a cure instead of spending the rest of my life on pills.

I live in Columbus, OH and my doctor is Ralph Augostini. Riverside

hospital is rated in the top 50 for heart procedures in the country.

My doctor advises me that there is about a 1% chance of a PE and less

than 3% chance of stenosis. He also told me that they have changed

how close they get to the veins when they ablate. They are ablating

slighly farther away and that has even furthur reduced the stenosis

risk. I would appreciate any thoughts.

a..

[Guest guest]

I just posted a response to regarding her & my experiences at the

Cleveland Clinic. It's generally rated in the top 5 in the world regarding a

PVA's. Your not very far away. Check them out. I'm 23 years older than you, &

I'm considered " young " to be on rhythm control drugs with my projected life

expectancy, let alone someone your age. (according to my cardiologist, although

everyone tolerates them differently) Best of Luck to you !

Thor

Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Long time listener, first time caller....

I am thirty-five years old. Started having Afib problems last summer

playing rec-hockey. Did all the standard things, Beta blockers,

holter monitors, event studies..etc etc. My heart doctor believed

that i was have psvt's during stenuous exercise that was breaking

down into afib afterwords. I had an ep study in Nov which he ruled

out psvt and determined that i was having a tachycardia caused by bad

signal from the Pul veins. This tach. is breaking down into afib

about 50% of the time. I ONLY get this with very stenuous exercise

such as ice-hockey or basketball. To my knowledge i have never been

in afib other than exercise induced. my afib would always self

correct itself within a few hours or after a nights sleep. I am

currently on verapamil. The medicine has done an adequate job of

keeping my heart rate down after exercising but has done nothing to

prevent the tach. The afib episodes are just as frequent and have

begun to last for longer periods. 12-15 hours. My doctor feels that

this is a progression of the afib and suggests either medicine to

control heart rate or pvi. he rates the medicine at about a 60%

chance of controling my problem with unknown side effects of the

medicine. I have alway tolerated betablockers and verapamil well.

He rates the PVI at about 80% chance for a CURE. I would much prefer

trying for a cure instead of spending the rest of my life on pills.

I live in Columbus, OH and my doctor is Ralph Augostini. Riverside

hospital is rated in the top 50 for heart procedures in the country.

My doctor advises me that there is about a 1% chance of a PE and less

than 3% chance of stenosis. He also told me that they have changed

how close they get to the veins when they ablate. They are ablating

slighly farther away and that has even furthur reduced the stenosis

risk. I would appreciate any thoughts.

a..

[Guest guest]

I just posted a response to regarding her & my experiences at the

Cleveland Clinic. It's generally rated in the top 5 in the world regarding a

PVA's. Your not very far away. Check them out. I'm 23 years older than you, &

I'm considered " young " to be on rhythm control drugs with my projected life

expectancy, let alone someone your age. (according to my cardiologist, although

everyone tolerates them differently) Best of Luck to you !

Thor

Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Long time listener, first time caller....

I am thirty-five years old. Started having Afib problems last summer

playing rec-hockey. Did all the standard things, Beta blockers,

holter monitors, event studies..etc etc. My heart doctor believed

that i was have psvt's during stenuous exercise that was breaking

down into afib afterwords. I had an ep study in Nov which he ruled

out psvt and determined that i was having a tachycardia caused by bad

signal from the Pul veins. This tach. is breaking down into afib

about 50% of the time. I ONLY get this with very stenuous exercise

such as ice-hockey or basketball. To my knowledge i have never been

in afib other than exercise induced. my afib would always self

correct itself within a few hours or after a nights sleep. I am

currently on verapamil. The medicine has done an adequate job of

keeping my heart rate down after exercising but has done nothing to

prevent the tach. The afib episodes are just as frequent and have

begun to last for longer periods. 12-15 hours. My doctor feels that

this is a progression of the afib and suggests either medicine to

control heart rate or pvi. he rates the medicine at about a 60%

chance of controling my problem with unknown side effects of the

medicine. I have alway tolerated betablockers and verapamil well.

He rates the PVI at about 80% chance for a CURE. I would much prefer

trying for a cure instead of spending the rest of my life on pills.

I live in Columbus, OH and my doctor is Ralph Augostini. Riverside

hospital is rated in the top 50 for heart procedures in the country.

My doctor advises me that there is about a 1% chance of a PE and less

than 3% chance of stenosis. He also told me that they have changed

how close they get to the veins when they ablate. They are ablating

slighly farther away and that has even furthur reduced the stenosis

risk. I would appreciate any thoughts.

a..

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/1/04 5:15:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,

scottmbaxter@... writes:

> tachycardia

,

Good day. Is your Doctor recommending an ablation for tachycardia or an

ablation for A Fib? There different.

If I had the choice and also your proximity to Cleveland, I would go to the

Cleveland Clinic and see Dr. Natale or one of there other EP's. The Cleveland

Clinic has been rated as the top heart hospital in the US year after year. The

difference between them and number fifty is significant. The point is to get

cured and if your close to the the best place. Go to the best place and not the

fiftieth best place.

Rich O