catheter ablation doctor/hospital in Europe?

[european_]

My dad needs to do catheter ablation. But in our country Slovenia the waiting line is 3 years so he is thinking to do the procedure abroad. I am wondering if anybody know for any good doctor/clinic in Europe and how much does this procedure cost?

Thank you!

[NewOne2023]

Hi. I'm from Croatia so maybe you should check the possibility to do it here. I did it in Rijeka and the EP is well experienced in ablations with probably more than thousand already done. Waiting here is around 2-3 months only.

[european_ in reply to NewOne2023]

Hi, please check dm. Thank you!

[mjames1]

Royal Brompton Hospital in Cambridge, UK. They were the first in the UK to do PFA catheter ablation. Cost about a year ago was 16-18,000 USD. Wait a couple of months.

Professor Richard Schilling, Radcliffe Cardiology, UK. If I remember the cost and a wait time was about the same. You could save a bit if you did not opt for general anesthesia, which would not be my preference anyway. He does Cryo. High volume.

They all are very approachable as a private patient and offer remote consultations at a reasonable fee. Just contact the hospital or office and make sure you say you would be paying private.

Jim

[LaceyLady in reply to mjames1]

I had Professor Schilling end of February. Total cost was near £16k The biggest cost was the hospital facilities.

[mjames1 in reply to LaceyLady]

Was that with or without General Anastasia, which I think is about a $2000 add-on? What was your overall experience with Professor Schilling and the team?

Jim

[LaceyLady in reply to mjames1]

Oh I was anaesthetised! I have very high autonomic reactions, can push people away or worse without any knowledge of it coming!

The clinic I had it done was The OneWelbeck in London by Professor Schilling. The medics fees seemed cheap, it was the hospital fees seemed astronomical for just a day case.

[Jajarunner]

I've heard of people going to Latvia for very good and reasonable priced surgery. I don't know if that includes heart conditions though 🙏

[LaceyLady in reply to Jajarunner]

I would never ever go to any other country other than my own. I’ve had botched eye surgery, defective lens implants and can do nothing legally or physically about it. I may go blind in my left eye! And had it done by top UK surgeon in a top hospital privately. Can’t sue 🤬

[TracyAdmin Partner]

Hello and thank you for your message, waiting lists will very much depend on various factors such as your father's health, the type of AF and procedure as well as region. If you are seeking support in searching for a clinician in Europe, please visit: Find a Specialist in your area: heartrhythmalliance.org/afa...

Alternatively, please contact the Patient Services Team: [e-mail] for support and advice.

You may also be interested in downloading the Treatment Options for AF from the AF Association webpage: api.heartrhythmalliance.org...

Kind regards

TracyAdmin

[cuore]

I had my ablations done by the Bordeaux group in Pessac , France where the ablation procedure was first pioneered. My last ablation was by Dr. Jais.

[Summerlily in reply to cuore]

Very interested to hear that .I live in France and am thinking of going to Bordeaux .

Were you impressed ?

How many ablations have you had there ?

Thanks

[cuore in reply to Summerlily]

Yes, I was really impressed. I had three ablations there ( which I paid for myself) to confirm how impressed I was. The Bordeaux group is very up-to-date and is still pioneering.

[cuore]

I forgot to mention that my waiting time was one month. The Pessac hospital is set up for foreign patients.