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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Re: Atrial Fibrillation
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Re: Atrial Fibrillation
by CCF CARDIO MD DLB, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - DLB on June 24, 1998 at 12:30:11:
In Reply to: Re: Atrial Fibrillation posted by Jim Pope on June 23, 1998 at 08:26:35:
: I have some information that may be of interest on my home page:
www.ship.edu/~japope
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Dear Anita:
There is interesting information about non-pharmacological treatment of atrial fibrillation listed at Jims site. He had a surgical procedure [the Maze procedure] performed to eliminate his atrial fibrillation.
However, I would not recommend surgery for atrial fibrillation as an early step. Only if your brother-in-law is intolerant of several different medications would it be reasonable to consider open-heart surgery. As far as the "minimally invasive" surgery for atrial fibrillation, it is still in its infancy.
Information provided here is of a general nature. Specific diagnoses and treatments can only be made by your doctor. If you would like to be seen at the Cleveland Clinic, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE for an appointment with a cardiac electrophysiologist at Desk F15.
In Reply to: Re: Atrial Fibrillation posted by Jim Pope on June 23, 1998 at 08:26:35:
: I have some information that may be of interest on my home page:
www.ship.edu/~japope
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Dear Anita:
There is interesting information about non-pharmacological treatment of atrial fibrillation listed at Jims site. He had a surgical procedure [the Maze procedure] performed to eliminate his atrial fibrillation.
However, I would not recommend surgery for atrial fibrillation as an early step. Only if your brother-in-law is intolerant of several different medications would it be reasonable to consider open-heart surgery. As far as the "minimally invasive" surgery for atrial fibrillation, it is still in its infancy.
Information provided here is of a general nature. Specific diagnoses and treatments can only be made by your doctor. If you would like to be seen at the Cleveland Clinic, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE for an appointment with a cardiac electrophysiologist at Desk F15.
