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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Re: Ablation
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Re: Ablation
by Cleveland Clinic, MD, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on October 30, 1998 at 01:15:08:
In Reply to: Ablation posted by Julie Goodfellow on October 29, 1998 at 17:36:31:
My daughter is 21 and had svt. She had ablation performed 4 years ago. She is now for the last 6 months experiencing leg pain, swelling, numbness and white spotting after standing a long time. I was wondering if research had been done on patients who have had ablation and if this could be a symptom of damage during the catheterization process? She has had blood work done that didn't reveal a problem. Thank you for your help.
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Dear Julie,
Thank you for your question. It would be next to impossible for an ablation done 4 years ago to be causing these current symptoms. A ablation is a tiny superficial burn of the heart with no systemic side-effects.
I hope you find this information useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for general purposes only. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. Please feel free to write back with additional questions.
If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.
In Reply to: Ablation posted by Julie Goodfellow on October 29, 1998 at 17:36:31:
My daughter is 21 and had svt. She had ablation performed 4 years ago. She is now for the last 6 months experiencing leg pain, swelling, numbness and white spotting after standing a long time. I was wondering if research had been done on patients who have had ablation and if this could be a symptom of damage during the catheterization process? She has had blood work done that didn't reveal a problem. Thank you for your help.
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Dear Julie,
Thank you for your question. It would be next to impossible for an ablation done 4 years ago to be causing these current symptoms. A ablation is a tiny superficial burn of the heart with no systemic side-effects.
I hope you find this information useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for general purposes only. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. Please feel free to write back with additional questions.
If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.
