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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Atrial tachycardia post ablation
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Cleveland - OH
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Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, Jun 30, 2008 05:27PM
, Jun 30, 2008 05:27PM
Given that your ablation was only a week ago and the atrium is very inflammed and trying to heal, any arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation or atrial tachycardia is possible but, fortunately, does not portend an unfavorable prognosis in terms of needing a redo procedure.
