Ablation with chronic afib???

[Salvatore68]

Has anyone had an ablation who has chronic AFib? I understand chronic to mean permanent afib. This is what I have - with no symptoms. I would love to hear your experience .

[CDreamer]

Well I would clarify your definitions first:-

PAF or Paroxysmal AF = AF that comes and goes which means that your AF self converts to NSR meaning that ablation has a higher success rate than with Persistent AF.

Persistent AF = AF which is there the whole time but it is possible to convert to NSR with drugs or cardioversion. Often that would be offered prior to ablation - just to see whether NSR is possible. Successful ablation is possible but the chances are probably 50:50 ish?

Permanent AF = there is no chance of converting to NSR and something you and your Doctors accept so no further attempts to convert are made.

Chronic is just a general term for something that is ongoing and not specific to AF.

Hope that helps.

[Dawsonmackay]

I had persistent AF. I only heard the terms, paroxysmal or persistent. I had three ablations. The third one occurred on March 4 of this year. Four days after that third ablation, I went back into Afib. I took larger doses of magnesium bis-glycinate and twenty eight days later, I converted back to NSR and have remained in NSR since April 2. I still take magnesium. It really quiets (calms) my heart.

[HiloHairy in reply to Dawsonmackay]

How much magnesium glycinate did you take or do you take?

Does BIS mean it's a different formulation?

[Dawsonmackay in reply to HiloHairy]

This is the magnesium I take. One capsule every three or four days. If I take much more than that, I experience edema in my ankles. Read the reviews too.

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