Guest guest Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 > In a message dated 3/18/04 8:22:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, > azarielcoss@y... writes: > > > last week i went to a different doctor an electrophysiologist and he > > wants to do an ablation(on tuesday the 30th)i am scared his decision > > was so sudden and unexpected. > > can someone tell me how this feels,does it work? > > > > Azariel, > I've have an ablation (PVA-pulmonary vein ablation). as have many others on > this board. We have had varying results. > Ablations are not always 100% effective. Success rate s vary from Doctor to > Doctor. > I've seen it range from 50% to 95%, which tells me it must be in the 70% to > 80% range. Not bad, but not 100%. > For an introduction to an ablation procedure you can go to www.affacts.org > na dclick on Dr. Keane's article and the click on PVI procedure. It will walk > you through the entire procedure. Preperation-the procedure-post procedure. > Question? > What hospital are you visiting and who is the EP who wants to perform the > ablation? > Rich O it will be done at loyola hospital(maywood illinois)by dr david wilber next tuesday. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 > In a message dated 3/18/04 8:22:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, > azarielcoss@y... writes: > > > last week i went to a different doctor an electrophysiologist and he > > wants to do an ablation(on tuesday the 30th)i am scared his decision > > was so sudden and unexpected. > > can someone tell me how this feels,does it work? > > > > Azariel, > I've have an ablation (PVA-pulmonary vein ablation). as have many others on > this board. We have had varying results. > Ablations are not always 100% effective. Success rate s vary from Doctor to > Doctor. > I've seen it range from 50% to 95%, which tells me it must be in the 70% to > 80% range. Not bad, but not 100%. > For an introduction to an ablation procedure you can go to www.affacts.org > na dclick on Dr. Keane's article and the click on PVI procedure. It will walk > you through the entire procedure. Preperation-the procedure-post procedure. > Question? > What hospital are you visiting and who is the EP who wants to perform the > ablation? > Rich O it will be done at loyola hospital(maywood illinois)by dr david wilber next tuesday. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 > In a message dated 3/18/04 8:22:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, > azarielcoss@y... writes: > > > last week i went to a different doctor an electrophysiologist and he > > wants to do an ablation(on tuesday the 30th)i am scared his decision > > was so sudden and unexpected. > > can someone tell me how this feels,does it work? > > > > Azariel, > I've have an ablation (PVA-pulmonary vein ablation). as have many others on > this board. We have had varying results. > Ablations are not always 100% effective. Success rate s vary from Doctor to > Doctor. > I've seen it range from 50% to 95%, which tells me it must be in the 70% to > 80% range. Not bad, but not 100%. > For an introduction to an ablation procedure you can go to www.affacts.org > na dclick on Dr. Keane's article and the click on PVI procedure. It will walk > you through the entire procedure. Preperation-the procedure-post procedure. > Question? > What hospital are you visiting and who is the EP who wants to perform the > ablation? > Rich O it will be done at loyola hospital(maywood illinois)by dr david wilber next tuesday. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hi Germaine. I've been to your beautiful city and Province. I worked for JD Irving as an independent contractor for many years and made trips there. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hi Germaine. I've been to your beautiful city and Province. I worked for JD Irving as an independent contractor for many years and made trips there. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 > Germaine, where are you having the work done? > Rich O Hi Rich, I am having the work done in St. 's Newfoundland. You know, one of the places where a lot of planes landed and the people were taken care of on 9/11. We still have visitors coming back here who really enjoyed being here even under those tragic circumstances. Germaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 I saw Dr Saliba the day after my PVA by Dr. Natale. (He released me) He quoted the same percentages to me - 85% first time, 95% if a touchup is required. Thor Re: ablation Dr Saliba at Cleveland Clinic told me they were getting 85% on the first try and 95% if they had to do a second. He is 2nd to there. is now doing three PVA a day when he is in Cleveland which is most of the time and has a six or seven month waiting list. > > > I am scheduled for a circumferential pv ablation in Dec. with Dr. > J. Marcus Wharton in SC. He is stating an 85% cure rate, with 95% > success if a " touch-up " is necessary. Are there prior patients on > this forum who can add support to these no.s? > .......................................... > > > 95% seems a bit high from what I've been told. > > Here's what I've been told by a few different EP's I've seen in the > last 9 months. > > Natale form the Cleveland Clinic: 80% > Morady from the U of Michigan: 75% to 80% > Haines from Beaumont Hosp Michigan: 75% > Another local EP: 80% but long term no one really knows and he > would suspect it would be around 60% long term. > > I was also told that Dr Papone in Italy has claimed a 90% success > rate but no seems to be able to duplicate his numbers. > > One other thing that I was told and I'm checking into is that when a > patient goes to a CC or a U of M for their procedures done by these > top docs that the top docs are not actually doing the procedure but > instead supervising and monitoring a doctor, serving a fellowship, > training in these procedures. Now if that is true...and I don't know > if it is....why would I wait 8 months for the hands of Natale or > Morady when their hands wouldn't actually be doing the work? Does > anyone have any info on that? > > P <MI> Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 I saw Dr Saliba the day after my PVA by Dr. Natale. (He released me) He quoted the same percentages to me - 85% first time, 95% if a touchup is required. Thor Re: ablation Dr Saliba at Cleveland Clinic told me they were getting 85% on the first try and 95% if they had to do a second. He is 2nd to there. is now doing three PVA a day when he is in Cleveland which is most of the time and has a six or seven month waiting list. > > > I am scheduled for a circumferential pv ablation in Dec. with Dr. > J. Marcus Wharton in SC. He is stating an 85% cure rate, with 95% > success if a " touch-up " is necessary. Are there prior patients on > this forum who can add support to these no.s? > .......................................... > > > 95% seems a bit high from what I've been told. > > Here's what I've been told by a few different EP's I've seen in the > last 9 months. > > Natale form the Cleveland Clinic: 80% > Morady from the U of Michigan: 75% to 80% > Haines from Beaumont Hosp Michigan: 75% > Another local EP: 80% but long term no one really knows and he > would suspect it would be around 60% long term. > > I was also told that Dr Papone in Italy has claimed a 90% success > rate but no seems to be able to duplicate his numbers. > > One other thing that I was told and I'm checking into is that when a > patient goes to a CC or a U of M for their procedures done by these > top docs that the top docs are not actually doing the procedure but > instead supervising and monitoring a doctor, serving a fellowship, > training in these procedures. Now if that is true...and I don't know > if it is....why would I wait 8 months for the hands of Natale or > Morady when their hands wouldn't actually be doing the work? Does > anyone have any info on that? > > P <MI> Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Beanie, What's an ablation? Go to www.affacts.org and click on Dr. Keane's article then click on PVI. This will take you through the ablation procedure and you can read through the whole web address as well. It's pretty interesting. The ablation is refered to as a PVA (Pulmonary Vein Ablation) or PVI (Pulmonary Vein Isolation). What they are trying to do is locate those cells in the heart, that are located 99% of the time at the entrance to the Pulmonary veins (those veins leading to the lungs from the heart). These cells can generate an electrical charge, but don't know where to send it, so it swirls around in the atria and causes AF. Simply put, AF is an eletrical malfunction in the heart. Read up on the Affacts.org info. It will answer most of your questions. I'm also a PVA veteran as are several others on the board. I rate PVA success as: 1. Complety AF free. 2. Marked improvement, but still AF evey now and then. 3. No change. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Beanie, What's an ablation? Go to www.affacts.org and click on Dr. Keane's article then click on PVI. This will take you through the ablation procedure and you can read through the whole web address as well. It's pretty interesting. The ablation is refered to as a PVA (Pulmonary Vein Ablation) or PVI (Pulmonary Vein Isolation). What they are trying to do is locate those cells in the heart, that are located 99% of the time at the entrance to the Pulmonary veins (those veins leading to the lungs from the heart). These cells can generate an electrical charge, but don't know where to send it, so it swirls around in the atria and causes AF. Simply put, AF is an eletrical malfunction in the heart. Read up on the Affacts.org info. It will answer most of your questions. I'm also a PVA veteran as are several others on the board. I rate PVA success as: 1. Complety AF free. 2. Marked improvement, but still AF evey now and then. 3. No change. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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