Atrial Flutter is new to me

[Archaeolog]

What seems to help reduce atrial flutter?

[Ppiman]

When I developed this in 2019 it became permanent and with a high rate of 155bpm. I was debilitated and fearful. Thanks to the advice from a member here, I found out about digoxin, and it worked well. A cardiologist that I saw told me AFl was far harder to treat with drugs compared with AF but that ablation was much quicker, easier and more certain since the problem lay in the right upper chamber which is far easier to reach and treat with the catheter.

Steve

[wilsond]

Flutter is resistant to medication sadly and unlike Fibrillation,physical manouvers too( deep breathing etc) they suggest rate control,beta blockers but not very effective and for me side effects were troublesome

Ablation success rates ,however,are very high 95 /99% after one.

I had both AF and AFL and since ablation in June 22 ..none.

[DawnTX]

I had flutter which didn’t really bother me as much as the palpitations but when I had my VOM it did take care of the flutter. I don’t know if any of the medication‘s are supposed to help or at least quiet them down. I don’t know if a regular ablation will do it but your doctor should know whether or not it could help

[Archaeolog in reply to DawnTX]

I have had a regular oblation. What is a VOM?

[Archaeolog in reply to Archaeolog]

ablation

[DawnTX]

lol my talk to text spells at the same way. I answered a couple of people about it so I will just tell you briefly you can read the rest under theirs. The vein of Marshall is VOM it involves the pulmonary vein behind the heart and the procedure uses alcohol instead of RF or cryo- if you want to read about the doctor the pioneer this his name is Miguel Valderrabano and he is part of DeBakey cardiology at the Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston Texas. His own words to me was it was more aggressive than others I have had. It could take up to 12 months to see full results but if it is totally successful it means no more blood thinner or meds keep in mind that it is still a fairly new procedure only a few years old actually being used and being taught. Dr. Valderabano has students who FYI are full cardiology or EP doctors already just students of his procedure. He is trying to make it available in this country and also in others as well. One of his trainees works for my former doctor in Florida. This is how I ended up with him.

[DawnTX]

if you have other questions on VOM don’t hesitate to ask I don’t have all the answers but I can tell you my end of things. I am falling asleep right now but I hope that what I sent you made some sense if not let me know

[Archaeolog in reply to DawnTX]

Thanks for this info. I just saw something about a hybrid ablation that is being used. I will talk with my doc about them.

[DawnTX in reply to Archaeolog]

mummy Luv has done amazing with the wolf mini maze. My flutter was fixed with the VOM best of luck keep in touch. Where are you?

[Palpman]

I had AV Node Re-entry AFL and had weekly episodes for years.The EP put me on Flecainide and the episodes stopped immediately.

A year later I had a successful ablation and now I'm off all pills.

[Archaeolog in reply to Palpman]

I had an ablation in 2013 which improved things quite a bit. I was an activist in environmental and human rights arenas and was on 3 boards. I ended up getting so stressed, that I started having a lot of afib. To avoid another ablation, I dropped all the activism and took up meditation.. My afib dropped to less than 1%. Now I have started getting flutter or vibrations when I wake up in the morning around 4-5am. This wasn't too much of a problem, but it was accompanied by lightheadedness, short breath upon climbing stairs or exertion, and mental confusion. I live in a state that has NO medical school or teaching-research hospital to keep the doctors on their toes or cutting edge, so I only see my specialists twice a year at UCSF. Consequently I am trying to sort things out before I see my EP in December. Thanks, everyone, for your input.