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What are the criteria for having an ablation?
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I have recently had a stroke,leaving my left side flacid. Would I be a good candidate for an ablation?(I am taking warfarin.) -
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Dr Andrei Catanchin
Cardiologist (Heart Specialist)
Dr Catanchin is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist managing atrial fibrillation and other heart rhythm disorders with medication, devices (ie. pacemakers, defibrillators) and catheter ablation. He … View Profile
The main reason we perform ablation is to improve quality of life - ie. make people feel better. Some people are unaware of their AF or have only minimal symptoms and it's hard to make well people feel better!
We cannot promise to reduce the risk of stroke, make people live longer, or enable patients to stop warfarin with ablation, even if we achieve what seems like a good result so, again, the primary reason for the procedure is to improve symptoms.
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I had a stroke late October, 2012 as a result of having atrial fibrilation. Am I a candidate for an ablasion?
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Dr Andrei Catanchin
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Dr Catanchin is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist managing atrial fibrillation and other heart rhythm disorders with medication, devices (ie. pacemakers, defibrillators) and catheter ablation. He … View Profile
Having had a stroke doesn't mean you're not a candidate for AF ablation. The decision process is the same, based primarily on your symptoms with AF.
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One of my sytems of AF is I have increased urination during episodes,sometimes these episodes last for a day or longer. What causes the increase and will this leach out my potassium? If it can then could the deficiency lead to more AF episodes? Should my potassium be monitored more closely?
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