Treating AFib with ablation reduces mortality and stroke

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Treating AFib with ablation reduces mortality and stroke
June 30, 2018, UC Davis



Using catheter-based ablation instead of medications alone reduces the risks of death and stroke in patients with the common form of heart arrhythmia known as atrial fibrillation, or AFib, new research from UC Davis physicians shows.

Ablation is currently only recommended when AFib medications don't work or aren't well tolerated.

"Less than 2 percent of patients undergo ablation early in the course of AFib when the procedure can be most beneficial," said lead author Uma Srivatsa, professor of cardiovascular medicine at UC Davis Health. "Our study shows that ablation may be considered as a primary treatment for everyone with the condition."

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-afib-ablation-mortality.html

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I spent many years in almost constant AFib before I had an ablation.  I was always tired, exhausted, and lethargic. One week after I had it, the wife and I went to D.C. and I walked around the whole time with no problem.  AFib is like your car engine running on 4 cylinders.