Originally Posted by dharleyd
hello
i will be going in on Monday to have an av ablation to correct tachycardia. last week on a 90 minute bike ride my heart rate was over 200 4 times and as high as 225. at my age that is way to high. i already have the pacemaker so the ablation is all that is required monday. benifits are not the tired feeling all the time, can get off the beta blockers and get back to somewhat nsr. the atriun will still be in a-fib but the signals will not reach the lower chambers. will advise results next week.
thanks
Good luck, hope all goes well. We will be thinking about you.
I am in contact both with the Cleveland Clinic and with Marin County General Hospital in San Francisco. Dr. Natale (The world's expert in Atrial Fibrillation ablations) does the PVI ablation procedure in both locations and is the consulting Medical Director for the EP lab at the Marin County General Hospital.
The soonest I can get in for the procedure in Cleveland is about December, 2005. I can get in to see Dr. Natale in SF in August. I would much prefer SF to Cleveland, as my faimly is in CA. The procedure takes just one night in the hospital and one night in a nearby close Hotel.
So, that is our current plan.