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Atrial Fibrillation Radiofrequency Ablation Atrial Fibrillation Radiofrequency Ablation will be the focus of a live webcast, hosted by Hartford Hospital from 6 to 7 p.m. EDT (22:00 UTC). The most common form of arrhythmia, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (A-fib) affects some 2 million Americans each year. This interruption in the regular heartbeat impairs the heart's ability to perform effectively, and can result in stroke, congestive heart failure or cardiomyopathy. Origins of the disorder are not clearly understood, but chances of developing it increase with age.When medications and other conventional interventions fail to restore a normal heartbeat, radiofrequency ablation is a leading option. The electrophysiology experts at Hartford Hospital are... Tags: news atrial fibrillation radiofrequency

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Atrial Fibrillation With her son's wedding approaching, 55-year-old grade school teacher Susan Meyer had a lot to look forward to. Unfortunately, she was feeling too tired to do much celebrating. Meyer had lived with mitral valve stenosis for 15 years, so she was used to feeling less than 100%. But in May of 2005, Meyer could tell something had changed. "I was tired all the time. My heartbeat had always been very irregular, but it was wearing me out more than usual," says Meyer. A visit to the emergency room revealed she had atrial fibrillation, a condition which causes an erratic heartbeat. A cardiac catheterization revealed multiple blood clots in her lungs. Meyer was immediately referred to Ralph Damiano, MD, chief of cardiac surgery at Barnes-Jewish and Washington University School of Medicine. "By the time I saw Meyer she was past the point where medicines could help anymore and the only real option was surgery," says Dr. Damiano. In July of 2005, Dr. Damiano gave Meyer a new mechanical mitral valve, repaired another valve, and performed a Cox-Maze procedure to correct the atrial fibrillation. First performed at Barnes-Jewish by surgeon James Cox, MD, in 1987, surgeons at Barnes-Jewish and Washington University have performed this operation longer than any medical center in the world. In Meyer's case, all these procedures performed by Dr. Damiano were minimally invasive, saving Meyer from the dramatic scarring and longer recovery of a cracked-sternum procedure. Moreover, Dr. Damiano and his team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital have developed a new version of the Maze procedure in which most of the atrial incision has been replaced with linear lines of ablation. This has simplified and greatly shortened the time needed to perform the surgery. "We've performed the Maze procedure on more than 400 patients total and more than 120 using the refined, less invasive technique," Dr. Damiano says. "The newer procedure is simplified and uses fewer incisions on the heart with equivalent results." The current less invasive technique has a recovery period similar to bypass surgery. The procedure's results are impressive with a 10-year, 95 percent cure rate of atrial fibrillation. "I want people with atrial fibrillation to know they don't have to give up hope, especially if they have severe symptoms because there are options there," Dr. Damiano says. Options also include non-surgical treatments such as catheter ablation. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University electrophysiologists are now developing techniques using a catheter as a first line of treatment for atrial fibrillation. Currently, the cure rate for patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is 60 to 70 percent. "Even in those not completely cured, the procedure is still beneficial," explains Bruce Lindsay, MD, director of clinical electrophysiology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. "After the procedure, many patients respond to medications that previously hadn't worked." For patients like Susan Meyer options like these have allowed her to get back to a regular life. She looks forward to enjoying special family occasions and keeping up with the first-graders in her classroom. "I feel so much better," Meyer says. "I feel like I have my life back." Tags: susan meyer atrial fibrillation cox-maze damiano washington university barnes-jewish mitral valve health physical science

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Atrial Fibrillation When Charles Pyron's heart rhythm problem wasn't getting better, he turned to the heart specialists at UAB. UAB Cardiologist Vance Plumb, M.D., explains the benefits of treatment at UAB. Tags: UAB Hospital patient stories patients University Alabama Birmingham catheterization heart artery vascular center rhythm

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Reality EP: Epicardial Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation OR-Live.com webcast February 26th at 5:00 PM CST from THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano Minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation and partial autonomic denervation procedure The Heart Rhythm Society's second live webcast of the Reality EP series titled Epicardial Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation will take place on Tuesday, February 26 at 5 p.m. CST. Reality EP is a series of quarterly, live webcasts featuring state-of-the-art procedures in clinical cardiac electrophysiology with commentary by the world's leading EP medical professionals. The Epicardial Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation live webcast will feature a panel discussion of a minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation and partial autonomic denervation procedure for the surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) performed at THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano. Douglas Packer, MD, FHRS, a leading electrophysiologist with the Heart Rhythm Society will co-moderate the panel with James Edgerton, MD, who specializes in surgical ablations, and Hafiza Khan, MD the referring electrophysiologist. The experts will offer contrasting opinions on the use of surgical versus non-surgical treatments for AF and will discuss the HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Tags: atrial fibrillation epicardial ablation arrhythmia electrophysiology EP cardiac heart disease health surgery surgical

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Life Line Screening - Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke Animation http://www.lifelinescreening.com/Disease/AtrialFibrillation_afib/Pages/AfibandStrokeVideo.aspx - During Afib, the heart's upper chambers (the atria) beat irregularly or quiver, instead of beating effectively. As a result, the blood isn't pumped completely out of the atria and may pool. Pooled blood is likely to form a clot. If the clot dislodges from the atria, it can travel to the brain (or other parts of the body) and block blood flow, causing a stroke. Life Line Screening provides preventive health screening services for stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease, diabetes, heart disease & osteoporosis. Call 1-877-237-1336 for screening signup. Tags: life line screening atrial fibrillation stroke animation afib heart atria blood clot medicine lifeline

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Atrial Fibrillation - What Is Atrial Fibrillation Video - Ab Atrial Fibrillation - What Is Atrial Fibrillation Video - About.com Tags: Atrial Fibrillation What Is Video About.com

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Hybrid Maze Procedure For Patients with Atrial Fibrillation OR-Live.com webcast April 9, 2008 at 3:30 PM CDT From Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois Richard Lee, MD, cardiac surgeon and surgical director for the Center of Atrial Fibrillation at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital is pioneering the Hybrid Maze procedure, a minimally invasive surgery for patients with atrial fibrillation. On Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, you can see a live panel discussion regarding the Hybrid Maze procedure performed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Lee and Patrick McCarthy, MD, co-director of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and the chief of the division of cardiothoracic surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital will host this interactive discussion and describe the surgery with taped footage of a hybrid maze procedure. Tags: heart maze afib atrial fibrillation cardiothoracic cardiac surgery disease arrhythmia

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Minimally Invasive Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation Minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation ("mini-maze") is a procedure intended to cure atrial fibrillation. During the procedure, attempts are made to electrically isolate the pulmonary veins from the left atrium using a bipolar radiofrequency clamp that is applied to the atrium, then removed. Some of the intrinsic autonomic activity of the left atrium, which is thought to initate and maintain atrial fibrillation in some patients, is also eliminated during this procedure. http://www.minimaze.org Tags: AF atrial fibrillation ablation minimally invasive surgery autonomic denervation ganglionated plexi

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Atrial fibrillation personal experience of Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist. I have had a history of Atrial fibrillation. My name is Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist in the men's single scull. I want to share my AFIB episodes so that people who get it have some real life information to fall back on. Good luck, be as healthy as you can be, it is a choice. Xeno 10-14-2008 I need to add that I created the perfect storm to go back into AFIB. Since July 3. (birth of my son Reid) I had continuous interrupted sleep. I don't have a problem with that. However, I added a truck load of caffeine in the form of coffee, coke Zero and Red Bull Blue... You add stress to make sure you are growing the business to meet the family budget. So on the day I went into a double shot of AFIB, I was walking with my son Reid for 60 minutes around the Newport Beach Back Bay, then Reid started complaining and wanted to eat... I had no pacifier and no bottle for him. So I started running with the stroller like a mad man. I had not run in years and my final straight line to my car to get the pacifier was up hill on a gravel road. I push hard the wheels through the pebbles. Once at the car I was totally drenched in sweat. The only liquid I had that morning was a large cup of coffee... In order to get re-hydrated I drank (throughout the day) 3 coke zeros, one large can of vitamin water with caffeine, and a mocha... Then Boom at 7 PM AFIB got cardioversion, which did not take, so I went into AFIB again at 5AM... The second cardio version took. Holy Cow, I will NEVER, I say NEVER EVER NEVER drink anymore caffeine. I was being really stupid drinking so much caffeine. I can not ever forget what I have done to get a double shot of AFIB. Tags: Atrial fibrillation heart rhythm

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Podcast: Minimally Invasive Atrial Fibrillation Treatment On Thursday, March 15, at 6 pm (CT), Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska, will broadcast a minimally invasive, endoscopic ablation procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). This investigational procedure includes bipolar ablation to isolate irregular electrical impulses, identification and ablation of potential AF triggers known as the ganglionic plexi (nerves on the surface of the heart) and exclusion of the left atrial appendage - a potential source of thrombus. James H. Wudel, MD, a well recognized cardiovascular surgeon from the Nebraska Heart Institute will present the case with Benjamin J. Scherlag, PhD, from the Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute in Oklahoma City.... Tags: gadgets podcast minimally invasive atrial

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