Who have good and or bad AV Node ablations results? Please share...

[skipabeat]

Hi, I am trying to find out more about successful AV Node ablation. Not the other type ablations. or did you decide on Ameodrone instead. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

[Spoiler]

Not sure of the information out there, but no amiodarone for me. Too many horror stories long term and some even short term. I am going for atrial ablation in Jan. , but my EP has mentioned I may end up needing AV node ablation.

[skipabeat in reply to Spoiler]

Same here, amiodarone is a dreadfully scary drug...I think av node is the direction I am leaning towards..keep me posted.

[CDreamer]

Ditto - but since the threat my AF has become more manageable.

Do a search for AV node ablation and/or ‘pace and ablate’ and a few previous posts do come up and purely from memory, quite a few positive outcomes after pace and a late

[groesclose]

Pace and ablate has been recommended for me too. I think a second opinion is probable as you never know, new proceedures are coming to the fore and i dont want to go anywhere from where i cannot return. I certainly dont want the amiodorine route. But i have had a double mastectomy that still makes my chest so so tight and have had a cerebral stroke which is limiting my mobity. Need advise and opinions as i'm afraid at least at i knew the devil. I have a better quality of life than some but i would love more energy. I take Apixiban bd and verapamil 40 bd which seems to keep my BP under control. Any ideas?

[Garybaldi in reply to groesclose]

Hi I have had problems with af for ten years. I have had 5 cardioversions and one ablation, I am now 69 , I opted for AV node and pace as I believe that the longer your heart is out of rhythm the weaker it will become. From what I have read and learned it's rare to stop af at all. Since I had my AV node sorted I have never looked back, I am back in the gym and feel 100% better. Good luck with your choice but don't be afraid .

[skipabeat in reply to Garybaldi]

Did you decline amirodrone?

[cuore in reply to Garybaldi]

I am a bit confused here as I thought that the pacemaker controls your rate but you are still in AF which would mean that your heart is still out of rhythm. Do I have the information all wrong?

[skipabeat]

You are right. It paces the heart, even after AV node ablation you still have AF.