Who needs ablations?

[Darcy2000]

I have cardimyopathy with low ejection fraction percentage. Is this procedure something they would use for my issues?

[CDreamer]

I don’t think that there could be a straightforward answer. You would have to see a specialist EP who would asses you but I rather think it would depend upon the extent of the existing dysfunction and the cause.

I wouldn’t get your hopes up but there may be other procedures which would help.

What is your EF and is your AF persistent & if so for how long? (chances of success would decrease the longer you have been in AF).

[Darcy2000 in reply to CDreamer]

No at this juncture no AFIB ..just lower EF (44)

[CDreamer in reply to Darcy2000]

Then I don’t think that ablation would help but I’m not medically trained so best ask your doctor. AF can be a cause of various structural problems of the heart and cause low EF and vice Versa - structural dysfunction causes AF - cart & horse come to mind.

[CDreamer]

Sorry I have just reread your post - my answer assumed (probably incorrectly making an Ass out of me) that you are in persistent AF and you hadn’t said that so based purely on what you said - NO catheter ablation is not a treatment for Cardiomyopathy, only for arrythmias.