Surgeon Q&A: Will A Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement Stop Atrial Fibrillation?

[netpi]

heart-valve-surgery.com/hea...

[daithelife]

Unfortunately no. In my case it worsened the fibrillation and required also the fitting of a bi-ventricular pacemaker.

[Luvpets in reply to daithelife]

I didn't have AFib before my mitral valve was replaced with a mechanical valve but went into AFib/flutter soon after & now am on more medication than before.

[BobD Volunteer]

Let us all note that this concerns valvular PAF and the vast majority of AFib sufferers have lone AF with no co conditions so whilst it may benefit a few people who do have valvular AF it is not a cure as such for most.

[constabule]

Docs at local hosp offered no guarantees at all, that work on the mitral valve would stop AF, . Seems once prone to AF at best it lurks in the background Not good news.