Stretched atrium & ablation

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I have gone through 2 ablations to treat my afib in last 2 years. My ep

says, due to stretched left atrium the success has been very low. He

even mentioned that a 3rd ablation is out of question & will be

dangerous. There have been incidents that atrium has been stretched &

been very close to food pipe (like mine), this can cause to burn the

food pipe & kill the patient during ablation (That hot wire can do lots

of things in the heart). My doctor suggests micro maze, this is safer

due to working from outside of the heart. My ablation(s) has reduced my

sympthoms, but i am still in afib most of the time. I carried a event

monitor for 30 days & that showed lots of afib. I will decide for

micro maze in my 6 months follow up visit with my ep.

I am 44 (Will be 45 tomorrow), still working 70 hours a week & raising

3 teenagers. A busy life like this is so beautifull, it keeps my mind

away from afib.

Alfred