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Stopping flutter with ablation has been known to stop fib but it's rare. More commonly stopping fib with (PVI+) ablation also stops flutter but is by no means a strong chance. One can always hope. I read good things about the 8mm cath for flutter but didn't know who was technically good with it. My flutter was ablated with 5mm OK (New Haven)but it's unknown if the 8mm would haveby Anton - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like great news. Was it Natale at the Cleveland clinic that did the PVI? How were you for the first 3 or 4 weeks after the PVI?by Keith - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for your post. Only reason the guy is a "goofball" is he sent me home with nothing more than a comment -- no diagnosis! I had to wait 5 years till I was in permanent afib and another cardiologist said: "You have AFib." I totally buy the idea that all these are factors are involved in my afib. I just wish we could have nailed it down when it was only occasional. Ohby Todd - AFIBBERS FORUM
No such experience but an extensive search of the literature shows that Natale's technique (Cleveland Clinic) quite similar to Pappone's with possibly even better results. As per literature, all other practitioners appear to be lagging well behind.by yypo - AFIBBERS FORUM