4 years benchmark for cure

[Guest guest]

Hi Zena,

The point of using 4 years as a reference point may be to enable

useful statistics to be compiled. Since techniques are continually

evolving and new procedures being tried, it is useful to have a large

number of patients reach some predetermined milestone in order to

evaluate results of different approaches and allow doctors to compare

options for their patients.

They say cancer is cured if you go 5 years without a recurrence, when

in reality some increased risk will always remain. It's just less as

more time passes.

It's my guess that if you make it to four years post-ablation you

have a good likelyhood of going considerably longer (or permanently)

without any return of symptoms; i.e. each successive year post-

abalation carries less risk of recurrence then the preceeding year.

Hartshorn

> Hi all,

> I read on this board that ablations are considered successful if

you

> revert to nsr & it lasts 4 years. Has anyone post-ablation been in

> nsr for longer than 4 years? If so, how long? & what meds, if any,

> are u on now? Would be great to hear that people stay in nrs for 10-

> 20 years/permanently, or is that just wishful thinking?

> zena a.

[Guest guest]

Zena...I know it has been mentioned previously...but by the very

nature of the group I bet a lot of people with no Af for some time

after ablation will probably stop using the Group!!!

It may be dificult to source this info

regards Ant

>

> > Hi all,

> > I read on this board that ablations are considered successful if

> you

> > revert to nsr & it lasts 4 years. Has anyone post-ablation been

in

> > nsr for longer than 4 years? If so, how long? & what meds, if

any,

> > are u on now? Would be great to hear that people stay in nrs for

10-

>

> > 20 years/permanently, or is that just wishful thinking?

> > zena a.

>

[Guest guest]

Zena...I know it has been mentioned previously...but by the very

nature of the group I bet a lot of people with no Af for some time

after ablation will probably stop using the Group!!!

It may be dificult to source this info

regards Ant

>

> > Hi all,

> > I read on this board that ablations are considered successful if

> you

> > revert to nsr & it lasts 4 years. Has anyone post-ablation been

in

> > nsr for longer than 4 years? If so, how long? & what meds, if

any,

> > are u on now? Would be great to hear that people stay in nrs for

10-

>

> > 20 years/permanently, or is that just wishful thinking?

> > zena a.

>

[Guest guest]

Zena...I know it has been mentioned previously...but by the very

nature of the group I bet a lot of people with no Af for some time

after ablation will probably stop using the Group!!!

It may be dificult to source this info

regards Ant

>

> > Hi all,

> > I read on this board that ablations are considered successful if

> you

> > revert to nsr & it lasts 4 years. Has anyone post-ablation been

in

> > nsr for longer than 4 years? If so, how long? & what meds, if

any,

> > are u on now? Would be great to hear that people stay in nrs for

10-

>

> > 20 years/permanently, or is that just wishful thinking?

> > zena a.

>