Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Hello everyone, I have gone from a couple episode a month to every other day...recently daily. I'm now on Veleran (verapimil) 200mg and 3 X 20mg atenolol. So far no improvement. I have been avoiding the proarrythmic medications for years. I have checked the database and see that not one case of ablated flutter cured aphib. One writer did respond and say that his father was cured with a flutter ablation. Anyone else out there with a flutter ablation fixing the aphib? I am wondering if both these arrythmias are ablated that the possibility for cure is higher? Also if chances of bypass track and nodal reentry are more likely the cause of the Apib in someone whose EKG shows both Aflutter and SVT? If anyone has been cured after a flutter ablation and/or SVT ablation (or knows anyone) I would really like to know. My EP's want to ablate the flutter and SVT because they say it is a safe and easy procedure. They mention the outside chance of curing the aphib if it's onset is caused by the flutter, SVT, bypass track or nodal reentry. If the odds are very low that no improvement will result from flutter/SVT ablation needless to say it looks like I will be checking into Resort Hospital to spend a couple of days and get loaded up with some questional proarrythmic drug. Thanks for your responses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 > Hello everyone, > I have gone from a couple episode a month to every other > day...recently daily. I'm now on Veleran (verapimil) 200mg and 3 X > 20mg atenolol. So far no improvement. I have been avoiding the > proarrythmic medications for years. > , what about asking your doc about trying more atenolol? I don't know anything about verapiil, but I was on 50 mg of toprol (a beta blocker like atenolol) and my doc wanted to put me on an antiarrhythmic when I went into a flareup for some weeks (not constant afib, but in it or on the edge most of the time.) I asked to try more beta blocker instead, having read in here that 100-200 mg a day should be tried before giving up on beta blockers. He okayed that and I stepped to 75 then 100 mg a day. Cross fingers, the 100 mg a day seems to be working. It started kicking in a week or so after I increased the dose and now at the three week point seems quite solid. My understanding is that this is safer than an antiarrhythmic. Someone also pointed out that beta blockers vary in dosages. I think atenolol and toprol are similar, but, of course, check with your doc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 > > I have checked the database and see that not one case of ablated > flutter cured aphib. One writer did respond and say that his father > was cured with a flutter ablation. Anyone else out there with a > flutter ablation fixing the aphib? - I had a flutter ablation on May 5. Had afib last year -- diagnosed in March 2003 and cardioverted in August. Aflutter started up some time after that, but because I was looking for afib's irregularity I didn't know I had it until February or March this year. The ablation cured the aflutter, which for me was worse than afib, and so far I have not had a recurrence of afib. Docs told me that the flutter ablation might also prevent future afib, IF the afib was caused by the aflutter. No guarantees of course, but for me it was worth the risk. My choice, like your's, was try the ablation or settle for a life time on anti arrhythmic drugs. I may still have to go on the drugs if afib returns, but I wanted to try what I could to avoid that. Keeping my fingers crossed. Ed in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 > > I have checked the database and see that not one case of ablated > flutter cured aphib. One writer did respond and say that his father > was cured with a flutter ablation. Anyone else out there with a > flutter ablation fixing the aphib? - I had a flutter ablation on May 5. Had afib last year -- diagnosed in March 2003 and cardioverted in August. Aflutter started up some time after that, but because I was looking for afib's irregularity I didn't know I had it until February or March this year. The ablation cured the aflutter, which for me was worse than afib, and so far I have not had a recurrence of afib. Docs told me that the flutter ablation might also prevent future afib, IF the afib was caused by the aflutter. No guarantees of course, but for me it was worth the risk. My choice, like your's, was try the ablation or settle for a life time on anti arrhythmic drugs. I may still have to go on the drugs if afib returns, but I wanted to try what I could to avoid that. Keeping my fingers crossed. Ed in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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