Hi,
Sorry if this has been asked before but just wondering about those who have had pulse field ablation. How did you feel afterwards? Recovery time? And most importantly, did it work?
Last question, if it did won’t - how was your AF before it? I’ve had one failed cardioversion, 4 failed ablations and was facing open heart surgery…..
Many thanks,
Bee
Since nobody else has answered and I've been out all day, the current inteligence on Pulse field is that results are on a par with other methods of aalation but recovery is slightly easier.
My experience was good.PAF during hard cycling for decades that self terminated but becoming more frequent and longer last year finally resulting in a 5 day episode which led to a GP visit.
I was prescribed Bipropolol and Adoxaban but still in and out of afib now with tiredness/breathlessness on exertions which I never had before the meds.
Had a private cosultation and paid for a PFA ablation two weeks later.
The op, under GA, took an hour, in at 8:45 and back in my room at 9:45 and felt fine. I made sure to drink plenty of water and was given a sandwich. My groin stitch was removed after a few hours then discharged at 12:30 and took the bus and train home with my wife - so a quick turnaround.
Pre op I was in afib with 116 hr, post op I was in sinus with 85 hr which dropped to 54 hr during the day.
I had an episode of afib 4 days later which was terminated by increasing my post op dosage of flecainide & bisoprolol which was maintained for 4 weeks then reducing to my lower post op dosage.
Afib returned a few times after stopping the meds, so last time I did a long taper of two weeks at each reduction of flecainide and bisoprolol down to a very low level and now good so far.
As mentioned my exercises resumed after one week and am back to cycling, rowing and weight training with no problems.
Could I ask you about the timeline since your op, ie how long after the op were you still having issues and how long now have you been issue free.
Congratulations 👍
My time line
25 Jan - ablation
29 Jan - afib, increased meds
06 Mar - reduced meds to post op level
27 Apr - stopped meds
29 Apr - afib, restarted meds
07 May - stopped meds after taper down
10 May - afib, restarted meds
15 Jun - stopped meds after long taper down to very low levels 12.5 flec + 0.6 bisop
Afib terminated in a few hours each time.
Ok now
Pulsed field ablation certainly sounds like a better option than cyroo or thermal ablation, but I ran across this blog post last week that gave me pause:
sensible-med.com/p/brain-sa...
I think the most important factor is the experience of the provider you choose to use. I've read that with any new procedure, which pulsed field is, a provider needs to perform it about 150 times to become familiar and proficient with it.
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